乔布斯传 第346期:万物解体(2)

 　　One surprising defender¹ of Jobs was Jean-Louis Gassee, 乔布斯当时一个出乎意料的维护者竟是让-路易·加西，

　　who had bumped elbows with Jobs when he replaced him at Apple and subsequently been ousted² himself. 他曾经跟乔布斯在苹果发生摩檫，后来被逐出苹果。

　　He wrote an article extolling³ the creativity of NeXT products. 他写了一篇文章称赞NeXT产品是多么具有创造性。

　　"NeXT might not be Apple," Gassee argued, "but Steve is still Steve." “NeXT也许不是苹果，”加西说，“但史蒂夫还是史蒂夫。”

　　A few days later his wife answered a knock on the door and went running upstairs to tell him that Jobs was standing⁴ there. 几天之后，加西家来了一位访客，加西的妻子跑上楼去告诉他，史蒂夫在楼下。

　　He thanked Gassee for the article and invited him to an event 乔布斯感谢加西写了那篇文章，并邀请他参加一个活动，

　　where Intel's Andy Grove⁵ would join Jobs in announcing that NeXTSTEP would be ported to the IBM/Intel platform. 届时英特尔的安迪·格鲁夫将和乔布斯一同宣布，NeXTSTEP将被植入IBM/英特尔平台上。

　　"I sat next to Steve's father, Paul Jobs, a movingly dignified⁶ individual," Gassee recalled. “我当时坐在史蒂夫的父亲保罗·乔布斯旁边，他备受尊重。”

　　"He raised a difficult son, but he was proud and happy to see him onstage with Andy Grove." 加西回忆说，“他带大儿子很不容易。看到史蒂夫跟安迪·格鲁夫站在台上，他是那么自豪和高兴。”

　　A year later Jobs took the inevitable⁷ subsequent step: He gave up making the hardware altogether. 一年以后，乔布斯不可避免地改变了策略：彻底放弃硬件的制造。

　　This was a painful decision, just as it had been when he gave up making hardware at Pixar. 这是一个痛苦的决定，一如他当年在皮克斯放弃硬件制造那样。

　　He cared about all aspects of his products, but the hardware was a particular passion. 他关注产品的方方面面，但硬件才是他的热情所在。

　　He was energized⁸ by great design, obsessed⁹ over manufacturing details, 他为出色的设计心潮澎湃，痴迷于生产细节，

　　and would spend hours watching his robots make his perfect machines. 会花上好几个小时注视着他的机器人为他制造完美的产品。

　　But now he had to lay off more than half his workforce¹⁰, 但现在，他不得不解雇一半以上的人力，

　　sell his beloved factory to Canon (which auctioned¹¹ off the fancy furniture), 把他钟爱的工厂卖给佳能（佳能拍卖掉了那些时尚的家具），

　　and satisfy himself with a company that tried to license¹² an operating system to manufacturers of uninspired machines. 留得一家聊以慰藉的公司，把操作系统授权给那些生产死板机器的制造商。

1 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

2 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 extolling   

v.赞美( extoll的现在分词 )；赞颂，赞扬，赞美( extol的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He never stops extolling the virtues of the free market. 他不停地颂扬自由市场的种种好处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They kept extolling my managerial skills. 他们不停地赞美我的管理技能。 来自辞典例句

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

6 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。

7 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

8 energized   

v.给予…精力，能量( energize的过去式和过去分词 )；使通电

参考例句：

• We are energized by love if we put our energy into loving. 如果我们付出能量去表现爱意，爱就会使我们充满活力。 来自辞典例句
• I am completely energized and feeling terrific. 我充满了活力，感觉非常好。 来自辞典例句

9 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

10 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

11 auctioned   

v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。