《名人传记》之乔布斯最后一件事109:极简的理念
英语课
"you got to build it for less than 15 bucks 1,
"你得把它的成本限于15美元"
"it's got to last two years,
"它需要能使用两年"
"I want it to work on the desktop 2,
"我希望它能在桌子上使用
"a normal formica desktop,
"一个普通的福米加塑料",
And I also want to be able to use it on my jeans."
甚至能在我的牛仔裤上使用."
As I left the meeting headed out to my car,
当我离开这个会议，向我的车走去的时候
I was thinking, "does this really make sense?
我在想，"这些真的有意义吗?
Is steve crazy or is there something here?"
是史蒂夫疯了还是真的会有这样的玩意?"
Narrator: if steve wanted something,
如果史蒂夫想要什么
His team just had to innovate 3,
他的团队奖不得不去创新.
So for dean that meant a trip to the drug store.
因此为了这个我去了一家药店.
Dean hovey: as I entered walgreens,
当我走进这家店的时候,
I had in my mind most importantly was,
在我脑袋里最重要的事情却是
"where do I find these spheres,
"我去哪里弄来那些小球，
These balls to be a part of the mouse?"
而且还是要能成为鼠标一部分的小球?"
And I had thought about the underarm deodorant 4
然后我想到了腋下除臭剂，
As the right solution.
那真是个不错的解决方案
And I emerged with some roll-on deodorant and a butter dish.
然后我用滚珠除臭剂的滚珠和黄油碟 制作了一些可以滑动的模型
And as you can see here,
你现在看到了
there are of course Different sized balls,
为了需要当然有各种不同大小的球
Depending upon how it is applied 5.
虽然远远不止这些，
Not only that, but then, once I had the balls,
但是一旦我有了这些球
I said, "what's a quick way to have a structure To put around the ball
制作球周围的构造就不难了，
so that I can start interacting with it?"
所以我可以开始 组装这些东西
I remember going to the house wares 6 area,
我记得当时我去了家里的储藏室
And I found a butter dish which was about this big,
找到一个差不多这么大的黄油碟
And that became the beginning part For the mouse, as I felt it.
这就是鼠标最初的部分，我觉得
So I used the butter dish, the roll-on ball
所以我用黄油碟以及滚珠
And was able to create a prototype.
制作了一个原型
It's hard to believe that in a design so small
很难相信设计一个
As something that fits in your hand
刚刚只有手掌大小的东西
There could be much controversy 7 around it,
会引起如此大范围的争论
But it turns out there was one major controversy,
但是最终摆在面前的主要争论是
Which was how many buttons should there be?
到底该往鼠标上放置多少个按钮?
The original xerox 8 parc had 3 buttons,
最初施乐的鼠标样品有三个按钮
And there was a great debate about how many buttons were right,
到底多少个按钮才最好的争论持续着
And steve always had the notion of simplicity 9.
而史蒂夫一直都有着极简的理念
1 bucks
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 desktop
n.桌面管理系统程序；台式
- My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
- Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？
3 innovate
v.革新，变革，创始
- We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
- It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。
4 deodorant
adj.除臭的；n.除臭剂
- She applies deodorant to her armpits after she showers.沐浴后，她在腋下涂上除臭剂。
- Spray deodorant and keep the silk garments dry before dressing.在穿衣之前，洒涂防臭剂并保持干燥。
5 applied
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
6 wares
n. 货物, 商品
- They sold their wares at half-price. 他们的货品是半价出售的。
- The peddler was crying up his wares. 小贩极力夸耀自己的货物。
7 controversy
n.争论，辩论，争吵
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
8 xerox
n./v.施乐复印机，静电复印
- Xerox and Lucent are two more high-tech companies run by women.施乐和朗讯是另外两家由女性经营的大科技公司。
- You cannot take it home,but you can xerox it.你不能把它带回家，但可以复印。
9 simplicity
n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯
- She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
- The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。