乔布斯传 第503期:iPod(3)

 Tony Fadell was a brash entrepreneurial programmer 托尼·法德尔是一个傲慢的程序设计师，也是一个创业者，

with a cyberpunk look and an engaging smile who had started three companies while still at the University of Michigan. 他喜欢打扮成赛博朋克的造型，却总是面带迷人的微笑，当他还是密歇根大学学生的时候，就已经创立了三家公司。

He had gone to work at the handheld device maker¹ General Magic (where he met Apple refugees Andy Hertzfeld and Bill Atkinson), 他曾在一家制造手提设备的公司通用魔力工作，在那里他结识了曾经逃出苹果的安迪·赫茨菲尔德和比尔·阿特金森，

and then spent some awkward time at Philips Electronics, 接着他还在飞利浦电子混迹了一段日子，

where he bucked² the staid culture with his short bleached³ hair and rebellious⁴ style. 那时他为了抵制保守古板的文化而留着漂白的短发，打扮成反叛者的造型。

He had come up with some ideas for creating a better digital music player, 后来，他想出了一些关于制造更好的数字音乐播放器的点子，

which he had shopped around unsuccessfully to RealNetworks, Sony, and Philips. 他走遍了里尔网络，索尼和飞利浦推销他的创意，但没有人买账。

One day he was in Colorado, skiing with an uncle, and his cell phone rang while he was riding on the chairlift. 一天，他到科罗拉多州的范尔去和他的叔叔滑雪，正坐在升降机上的时候，手机响了。

It was Rubinstein, who told him that Apple was looking for someone who could work on a "small electronic device." 电话是鲁宾斯坦打来的，他说苹果公司正在寻找一个能制造“小型电子设备”的人。

Fadell, not lacking in confidence, boasted that he was a wizard at making such devices. 法德尔丝毫没有胆怯，他信心十足地说，自己绝对是制造这种设备的天才。

Rubinstein invited him to Cupertino. 鲁宾斯坦便邀请他前往库比蒂诺。

 

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 bucked   

adj.快v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的过去式和过去分词 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• When he tried to ride the horse, it bucked wildly. 当他试图骑上这匹马时，它突然狂暴地跃了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The plane bucked a strong head wind. 飞机顶着强烈的逆风飞行。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 bleached   

漂白的，晒白的，颜色变浅的

参考例句：

• His hair was bleached by the sun . 他的头发被太阳晒得发白。
• The sun has bleached her yellow skirt. 阳光把她的黄裙子晒得褪色了。

4 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。