乔布斯传 第306期:劳伦·鲍威尔(8)

 　　In December Jobs took Powell to his favorite vacation spot, Kona Village in Hawaii. 12月，乔布斯带鲍威尔去他最喜欢的度假地，夏威夷的康娜度假村。

　　He had started going there nine years earlier when, stressed out at Apple, 他第一次去那里还是9年前，当时他在苹果疲惫不堪，

　　he had asked his assistant to pick out a place for him to escape. 就让助理给他找一个能让他解脱的地方。

　　At first glance, he didn't like the cluster of sparse¹ thatched-roof bungalows² nestled on a beach on the big island of Hawaii. 第一眼看去，他并不喜欢那个地方--夏威夷大岛的海滩上散落着几栋茅草屋顶的小房子。

　　It was a family resort, with communal³ eating. 那是个家庭式度假村，所有人集体进餐。

　　But within hours he had begun to view it as paradise. 但是没过几个小时，他就开始把那儿看成了天堂。

　　There was a simplicity⁴ and spare beauty that moved him, and he returned whenever he could. 那种简单和空灵的美打动了他，以后他总是尽可能地回来。

　　He especially enjoyed being there that December with Powell. Their love had matured 他尤其享受12月跟鲍威尔一起在那儿度过的时光。他们的爱情终于瓜熟蒂落。

　　The night before Christmas he again declared, even more formally, that he wanted to marry her. 圣诞节前夜，他再一次、更正式地宣布，他想跟她结婚。

　　Soon another factor would drive that decision. 很快，另一个因素促成了这个决定。

　　While in Hawaii, Powell got pregnant. 在夏威夷时，鲍威尔怀孕了。

　　"We know exactly where it happened," Jobs later said with a laugh. “我们确切地知道那是在哪里怀上的。”乔布斯后来大笑着说。

1 sparse   

adj.稀疏的，稀稀落落的，薄的

参考例句：

• The teacher's house is in the suburb where the houses are sparse.老师的家在郊区，那里稀稀拉拉有几处房子。
• The sparse vegetation will only feed a small population of animals.稀疏的植物只够喂养少量的动物。

2 bungalows   

n.平房( bungalow的名词复数 )；单层小屋，多于一层的小屋

参考例句：

• It was a town filled with white bungalows. 这个小镇里都是白色平房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We also seduced by the reasonable price of the bungalows. 我们也确实被这里单层间的合理价格所吸引。 来自互联网

3 communal   

adj.公有的，公共的，公社的，公社制的

参考例句：

• There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
• The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。

4 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• 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。