时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:名人传记


英语课

   In the early 1980's


  在80年代初期
  Apple Computer became the fastest
  苹果电脑成为美国历史上
  growing company in the US history.
  发展最迅速的电脑公司
  The Macintosh team was working on
  Macintosh团队正朝着
  what Steve Jobs hoped would be
  乔布斯所希望
  the next computer breakthrough,
  成为下个电脑突破的方向而努力
  but Apple was also searching
  同时苹果电脑公司也正物色着
  for a new CEO.
  新的行政总裁
  Jobs wouldn't get the title,
  乔布斯没有坐上这个宝座
  but be would help recruit 1
  而是由他找回来的人
  the man who did: John Sculley.
  担任了这个职位:约翰史考力
  The famous line,
  大家都听过这个故事
  since Sculley was running Pepsi,
  史考力当时经营着“百事可乐”
  the soft drink company,
  一家软饮料公司
  Steve Jobs said
  乔布斯和他说
  "Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water
  你想下半辈子只是卖汽水给小孩
  to kids or do you want to come with me
  还是做你想做的,和我一起
  and have a chance to change the world?"
  把握一个可以改变世界的机会?
  And when he came to work with Apple,
  史考力去了苹果电脑公司之后
  when Sculley came, they were inseparable.
  他们经常形影不离
  I mean, Steve and John even
  乔布斯和史考力
  when they would sit in a meeting,
  即使在开会时
  they would both sit together at the end of the table.
  也要在桌边一起坐
  I mean, it was just unbelievable
  真的有点难以置信
  and Sculley was totally excited
  史考力感到非常兴奋
  about working with Steve,
  能和乔布斯一起工作
  but clearly he knew nothing about the business.
  但很明显他对电脑行业一无所知
  Sculley was installed 2 as CEO
  史考力获擢升为苹果电脑公司行政总裁
  in April 1983,
  在1983年4月
  just in time to help market
  刚刚赶及帮忙推出
  the new Macintosh computer.
  全新的Macintosh
  Today, we celebrate the first glorious 3 of universe
  今天我们将为一个辉煌的
  for the information...
  科技里程碑而庆祝
  Apple's ad agency 4 hired director Ridley Scott
  苹果的广告公司请列尼史葛导演
  to Make a commercial based on
  基于乔治奥威尔的著作《1984》
  George Orwell's book ‘1984'.
  制作了一辑广告
  That's the greatest ad ever run in the history of television
  这是电视史上最大型的广告片
  and the board of Apple at that time
  不过当时苹果电脑公司董事局
  disapproved 5 that ad.
  并不同意这样做
  In fact, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak said
  于是乔布斯和沃兹尼瓦克说
  we'll put in the money to pay for the ad,
  由他们出资制作这个广告
  we'll do it ourselves.
  让他们自己做

1 recruit
n.招聘,新兵,新成员;v.恢复,补充,招募
  • The country's first act would be to recruit for the navy.国家的第一个行动是为海军征募新兵。
  • This is a nationwide campaign to recruit women into trade unions.这是一次吸收妇女参加工会的全国性运动。
2 installed
安装( install的过去式和过去分词 ); 安顿; 安置; 使…正式就职
  • He's getting a phone installed tomorrow. 他明天要装电话。
  • A professionally installed alarm will cost from about £500. 请专业人员安装的警报器要花费至少500 英镑。
3 glorious
adj.美丽的,辉煌的;荣耀的
  • It is a glorious thing to die for the people.为人民而死,虽死犹荣!
  • We had a glorious time at the seaside.我们在海边度过了愉快的时光。
4 agency
n.经办;代理;代理处
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
5 disapproved
v.不赞成( disapprove的过去式和过去分词 )
  • My parents disapproved of my marriage. 我父母不赞成我的婚事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She disapproved of her son's indiscriminate television viewing. 她不赞成儿子不加选择地收看电视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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a-dream
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Sadducaean
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valuev
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