乔布斯传 第510期:就这个!(4)

 He would go over each screen of the user interface¹ and apply a rigid² test: 他会浏览用户界面的每一个页面，并且会作严格的测试：

If he wanted a song or a function, he should be able to get there in three clicks. 如果要找某一首歌或者使用某项功能，按键次数不能超过3次。

And the click should be intuitive. 而且按键的过程要自然。

If he couldn't figure out how to navigate³ to something, or if it took more than three clicks, he would be brutal⁴. 如果他觉得导航不够清楚，或者需要按3次键以上，他就会非常生气。

"There would be times when we'd rack our brains on a user interface problem, 法德尔说：“有很多次，在用户界面设计的问题上，我们绞尽脑汁去思考和讨论，

and think we'd considered every option, and he would go, 'Did you think of this?'" said Fadell. 自认为已经考虑得很周全了，伹乔布斯还会说：‘你们想过这个吗？’

"And then we'd all go, 'Holy shit.' 然后我们就心想：‘真见鬼！’

He'd redefine the problem or approach, and our little problem would go away." 他会重新定义这些问题或方法，我们的小麻烦就会迎刃而解。”

Every night Jobs would be on the phone with ideas. 每天晚上，乔布斯都会在电话里讲述他的想法。

Fadell and the others would call each other up, discuss Jobs's latest suggestion, 法德尔和其他人，会互相通电话，交流乔布斯的最新建议，

and conspire⁵ on how to nudge him to where they wanted him to go, which worked about half the time. 然后计划怎样把乔布斯引导到他们希望的方向上去，这个方法半数会有效。

"We would have this swirling⁶ thing of Steve's latest idea, and we would all try to stay ahead of it," said Fadell. 法德尔说：“我们会一起讨论乔布斯最新的想法，同时也在努力预测他会怎么想。

"Every day there was something like that, whether it was a switch here, or a button color, or a pricing strategy issue. 每天都会有这样的问题，比如要不要有开关、按键用什么颜色，或者是定价策略。

With his style, you needed to work with your peers, watch each other's back." 在他的管理方式下，我们必须要相互合作，彼此照应。”

 

1 interface   

n.接合部位，分界面；v.(使)互相联系

参考例句：

• My computer has a network interface,which allows me to get to other computers.我的计算机有网络接口可以与其它计算机连在一起。
• This program has perspicuous interface and extensive application. 该程序界面明了，适用范围广。

2 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

3 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

4 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

5 conspire   

v.密谋，（事件等）巧合，共同导致

参考例句：

• They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
• History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。

6 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句