《名人传记》之乔布斯亿万富豪嬉皮士75:不可能也是可能的
英语课
After several new product lines had failed to take off,
随后 几个新的系列产品都相继流产
the income from the Apple II was keeping the company alive.
是来自于苹果机二代的收入让公司维持了下去
But Apple's hopes of a revival 1 rested on a new home computer,
苹果公司把复兴的希望寄托在了一款新的家用电脑上
the Macintosh, named after a variety of Apple.
那就是Macintosh 这也是苹果的别称
Jobs set out to build a computer that would blow IBM's PC away.
乔布斯开始着手打造一款能够打败IBM的个人电脑的产品
There was enough of the ordinary corporate 2 executive about him
乔布斯作为一个企业管理者
to want to beat a rival.
想要打败对手是很自然的
But there was little else conventional about Steve Jobs.
但乔布斯不仅仅是一个普通企业家
He wanted computers to be simple and pleasurable to use.
他希望电脑的操作体验能够简单愉悦
He wanted our relationship with them to be more human and intimate.
他希望人机关系能够更亲密更人性化
And that approach to technology has been Apple's hallmark ever since.
这种技术理念一直都是苹果公司的一大特点
The Macintosh team was full of rebel spirit.
Macintosh团队的精神就是要打破世俗
We were all young, we were all the same age, and we all thought
我们都很年轻 也都是同龄人
we could do better than has ever been done before.
我们相信自己可以做出石破天惊的产品
Jobs thought it would take a year to build the Macintosh.
乔布斯认为研制Macintosh电脑需要一年
In fact, it would take more than three.
但事实上它耗费了三年多的时间
He's got a "reality distortion field".
他带着一个"现实扭曲场"
Steve wanted the impossible
乔布斯要的就是不可能
and he was somehow able to convince everyone
而他总是有办法说服大家
that the impossible was possible.
不可能也是可能的
Jobs was determined 3 the Macintosh would be easy to use.
乔布斯要求 Macintosh必须要易于操作
It would have a mouse and icons 4 on screen,
它得配备鼠标 而且屏幕上要有图标
a first for an affordable 5 personal computer.
对于经济型的个人电脑来说 这些都是史无前例的
The story of how Jobs brought that mouse to the world
乔布斯把鼠标推广开来的故事
explodes a myth about him -
曾引起过一个谣言
That he invented revolutionary technology.
那就是 鼠标是乔布斯发明的
You see, Jobs didn't operate in an intellectual vacuum.
其实 乔布斯的世界可不是封闭式的
Nearby, in Silicon 6 Valley, the Xerox 7 corporation had a research division
附近的施乐公司在硅谷有一个研究小组
called PARC.
叫做PARC
1 revival
n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振
- The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
- He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。
2 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
3 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
4 icons
n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像
- Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
5 affordable
adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的
- The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
- There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。