乔布斯传 第280期:寻找乔安妮和莫娜(4)

 　　Mona was in the throes of finishing a novel about her mother and their peregrination¹ from Wisconsin to Los Angeles, Anywhere but Here.

　　莫娜当时正在写一部小说的结尾，是关于她母亲以及她们如何从威斯康星州游历到洛杉矶的经历，书名叫《在别处》。

　　Those who've read it will not be surprised that Joanne was somewhat quirky in the way she imparted to Mona the news about her brother.

　　读过这本书的人不会惊讶，乔安妮向莫娜说起自己长子的方式有点儿怪异。

　　She refused to say who he was--only that he had been poor, had gotten rich, was good-looking and famous, had long dark hair, and lived in California.

　　她不肯说他是谁，只是说他曾经很穷，现在有钱了，很好看也很有名，有长长的深色头发，住在加利福尼亚。

　　Mona then worked at the Paris Review, George Plimpton's literary journal housed on the ground floor of his townhouse near Manhattan's East River.

　　莫娜当时在《巴黎评论》工作，那是乔治·普林顿主办的文学期刊，办公室在他位于曼哈顿东河附近别墅的一层。

　　She and her coworkers began a guessing game on who her brother might be.

　　莫娜和同事们开始猜她哥哥是谁。

　　John Travolta? That was one of the favorite guesses. Other actors were also hot prospects².

　　约翰·特拉沃尔塔？那是大家认为最可能的一个谜底。他们还猜到了其他演员。

　　双语有声读物 乔布斯传

　　At one point someone did toss out a guess that "maybe it's one of those guys who started Apple computer,"

　　其间某个人说了句“也许是苹果公司那几个创始人之一呢”，

　　but no one could recall their names.

　　但是没人想得起他们的名字。

　　The meeting occurred in the lobby of the St. Regis Hotel.

　　他们的会面安排在瑞吉酒店的大堂。

　　"He was totally straightforward³ and lovely, just a normal and sweet guy," Mona recalled.

　　“他非常直率可爱，就是个普通的、和善的人。”莫娜回忆道。

　　They all sat and talked for a few minutes, then he took his sister for a long walk, just the two of them.

　　他们一起坐在大堂聊了一会儿，然后他带着妹妹一起出去散步，就他们两个人。

　　Jobs was thrilled to find that he had a sibling⁴ who was so similar to him.

　　乔布斯兴奋地发现有个跟自己这么像的亲妹妹。

　　They were both intense in their artistry, observant of their surroundings, and sensitive yet strong-willed.

　　他们都对自己的艺术非常执著，对周围环境善于观察，敏感而又倔犟。

　　When they went to dinner together, they noticed the same architectural details and talked about them excitedly afterward⁵.

　　当他们共进晚餐时，他们会注意到相同的建筑细节或有趣的事物，之后会兴奋地谈论。

　　"My sister's a writer!" he exulted⁶ to colleagues at Apple when he found out.

　　“我妹妹是个作家！”他喜形于色地告诉苹果的同事们。

1 peregrination   

n.游历，旅行

参考例句：

• He experienced different cultures during his peregrination.在国外的游历使他体验到不同的文化。
• In the course of this peregrination,each participant visited six of the 90 food stalls in the market.在游历过程中，每个参与者都参观了这个市场里90个食物摊位中的6个。

2 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

3 straightforward   

adj.正直的，坦率的；易懂的，简单的

参考例句：

• A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
• I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。

4 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

5 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

6 exulted   

狂喜，欢跃( exult的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The people exulted at the victory. 人们因胜利而欢腾。
• The people all over the country exulted in the success in launching a new satellite. 全国人民为成功地发射了一颗新的人造卫星而欢欣鼓舞。