《名人传记》之乔布斯遗失的访谈27:一次奇妙的经历
英语课
So I became very err 1.... captivated by computer.
我完全给计算机迷住了
And a computer to me was still a little mysterious
当然计算机对我而言仍然有些神秘
cause it's at the other end of wire,I had never really seen the actual computer itself.
因为真正的计算机藏在电缆的另一端,而我从未见过
I think I got towards computers after that, saw the inside,
打那以后我总想着计算机
and then I was part of this school byHewlett-Packard.
后来我在惠普附近的学校读书
When I was 12, I called up Bill Hewlett who lived in Hewlett-Packard at the time.
12岁时我打电话给Bill Hewlett,他当时住在惠普
And again it dazed me...
又是一次奇妙的经历
But there was no such thing as unlistedtelephone number then,
当时所有的电话号码都印在号码簿里
so I can just look into the book and look his name up.
只要翻电话号码簿,就能查到他的电话
And he answered the phone, and I saidHi, My name is Steve Jobs.
他接了电话,我说我叫Steve Jobs
You don't know me, but I'm 12 years old, and I'm building a frequency 2 counter, and I'd like some spare parts.
你不认识我,我12岁,打算做频率计数器,需要些零件
And so he talked to me for about 20 minutes,
我们聊了大概20分钟
I will never forget as long as I live, he gave me the parts, but he also gave me a job working in Hewlett-Packard that summer.
我永远记得他不但给了零件,还邀请我夏天去惠普打工
And I was 12 years old, and that really made a remarkable 3 influence on me.
我才12岁,这件事对我产生了不可思议的影响
Hewlett-Packardwas really the only company I'd ever seen in my life at that age.
惠普是我见过的第一家公司
And it forms my view of what a company was and how well they treated their employees.
它让我懂得了什么是公司,如何善待员工
You know, at that time, I mean they didn't know about cholesterol 4 back then.
那时还没有胆固醇偏高一说
And then at that time they used to bring a big car full of donuts and coffee out at 10 o'clock every morning,
每天上午十点公司拖来满满一卡车的甜面圈和咖啡
and everyone take a coffee and have a donut break, just little things like that.
大家停下工作喝杯咖啡,品尝甜面圈
It was clear that the company recognized its true values was its employees.
很明显惠普明白公司真正的价值在于员工
1 err
vi.犯错误,出差错
- He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
- The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。
2 frequency
n.次数,频率;经常发生,频繁
- If we can know their frequency we will monitor their talking.如果我们知道他们的频率,我们就能监听他们的谈话。
- The tanks broke down with increasing frequency.坦克越来越频繁地熄火。
3 remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
4 cholesterol
n.(U)胆固醇
- There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
- They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。