乔布斯传 第383期:阿梅里奥出局(4)

 Why did Jobs not seize the reins¹?

为什么乔布斯不抓住这个机会？

Why was he reluctant to grab the job that for two decades he had seemed to desire?

为什么他会不想接受这个20年来他看似很渴望的工作？

When I asked him, he said: We'd just taken Pixar public, and I was happy being CEO there.

当我问他这些问题时，他说：我们刚刚把皮克斯做上市，我很高兴在那儿做CEO。

I never knew of anyone who served as CEO of two public companies, even temporarily, and I wasn't even sure it was legal.

我从未听说过有人同时做两家上市公司的CEO，即使是临时的，我甚至不确定那是否合法。

I didn't know what I wanted to do. I was enjoying spending more time with my family.

我不知道我该怎么做，或我想怎么做。我很喜欢有更多时间跟家人在一起。

I was torn. I knew Apple was a mess, so I wondered:

我左右为难。我知道苹果的情况一团糟，所以我想：

Do I want to give up this nice lifestyle that I have?

我愿意放弃现在这么好的生活方式吗？

What are all the Pixar shareholders² going to think?

皮克斯的股东们会怎么想？

I talked to people I respected. I finally called Andy Grove³ at about eight one Saturday morning -- too early.

我跟一些我尊重的人进行讨论。最后在一个周六的早晨给安迪·格鲁夫打电话--实在太早了。

I gave him the pros⁴ and the cons⁵, and in the middle he stopped me and said, "Steve, I don't give a shit about Apple."

我给他列举好处和坏处，说到一半他打断我说：“史蒂夫，我才不在乎苹果会怎么样。”

I was stunned⁶. It was then I realized that I do give a shit about Apple

我愣住了。就是在那个时刻，我认识到我是在乎苹果的，

I started it and it is a good thing to have in the world.

我创建了它，它的存在对世界是件好事。

That was when I decided⁷ to go back on a temporary basis to help them hire a CEO.

就是在那个时候，我决定暂时回去帮他们招聘CEO。

1 reins   

感情，激情； 缰( rein的名词复数 )； 控制手段； 掌管； （成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的）保护带

参考例句：

• She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

2 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

3 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。

4 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。