乔布斯传第315期:安家(4)-英语课

时间：2019-02-22 作者：英语课 分类：乔布斯传

英语课

　　They got beds, dressers, and a music system for the living room, but items like sofas took longer. 他们买了些床、梳妆台、摆在客厅的一套音响系统，但是要买沙发就需要更长时间。

　　"We spoke 1 about furniture in theory for eight years," recalled Powell. “我们纸上谈兵用了8年，”鲍威尔回忆，
　　"We spent a lot of time asking ourselves, 'What is the purpose of a sofa?'" “我们花了很多时间问自己，沙发的用途是什么？”
　　Buying appliances was also a philosophical 2 task, not just an impulse purchase. 买电器也是个哲学问题，而不仅仅是冲动的购买行为。
　　A few years later, Jobs described to Wired the process that went into getting a new washing machine: 多年以后，乔布斯向《连线》杂志描述了选购一台新洗衣机的过程：
　　It turns out that the Americans make washers and dryers 3 all wrong. 我们发现，美国人制造洗衣机和干衣机的理念完全是错误的。
　　The Europeans make them much better—but they take twice as long to do clothes! 欧洲人则好得多--但是他们洗衣服要多花一倍的时间！
　　It turns out that they wash them with about a quarter as much water and your clothes end up with a lot less detergent 4 on them. 欧洲洗衣机洗衣服只是美国洗衣机用水量的1/4，你衣服上残留的洗条剂也少得多。
　　Most important, they don't trash your clothes. 最重要的是，它们不会把你的衣服洗坏。
　　They use a lot less soap, a lot less water, but they come out much cleaner, much softer, and they last a lot longer. 他们用少得多的肥皂、少得多的水，但是洗出衣服却千净得多，柔软得多，寿命也长得多。
　　We spent some time in our family talking about what's the trade-off we want to make. 我们在家花了些时间讨论我们该怎样取舍。
　　We ended up talking a lot about design, but also about the values of our family. 结果我们讨论了很多设计问题，但也讨论了我们家的价值观。
　　Did we care most about getting our wash done in an hour versus 5 an hour and a half? 我们是最关心用一个小时而不是一个半小时洗好衣服呢，
　　Or did we care most about our clothes feeling really soft and lasting 6 longer? 还是最关心我们的衣洗后感觉特别柔软也更耐久呢？
　　Did we care about using a quarter of the water? 我们在意用1/4的水吗？
　　We spent about two weeks talking about this every night at the dinner table. 我们用了大约两星期时间，每晚在餐桌上讨论这个问题。

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乔布斯传 第315期:安家(4)

乔布斯传第315期:安家(4)