乔布斯传 第654期:设计(2)

The new design ended up with just a thin stainless¹ steel bezel that allowed the gorilla² glass display to go right to the edge.

新的设计出来了，手机的正面完全是金刚玻璃，一直延伸到边缘，与薄薄的不锈钢斜边相连接。

Every part of the device seemed to defer³ to the screen.

手机的每个零件似乎都是为了屏幕而服务。

The new look was austere⁴, yet also friendly. You could fondle it.

新设计的外观简朴而亲切，让人忍不住想要抚摸。

It meant they had to redo the circuit boards, antenna⁵, and processor placement inside, but Jobs ordered the change.

而这也意味着，必须重新设计制作手机内部的电路板、天线和处理器，但是乔布斯认可了这种改动。

"Other companies may have shipped," said Fadell, "but we pressed the reset⁶ button and started over."

“其他公司做了这么长时间可能都已经发货了，”法德尔说，“但是我们按下了复位键，重新来过。”

One aspect of the design, which reflected not only Jobs's perfectionism but also his desire to control, was that the device was tightly sealed.

这款手机完全密封，这不仅体现了乔布斯的完美主义，也展现了他的控制欲。

The case could not be opened, even to change the battery.

手机无法打开，也不可能更换电池。

As with the original Macintosh in 1984, Jobs did not want people fiddling⁷ inside.

就像1984年最早的麦金塔一样，乔布斯不想让人在里面乱动。

In fact when Apple discovered in 2011 that third-party repair shops were opening up the iPhone 4,

事实上，2011年，发现第三方修理店能够打开iPhone 4后，

it replaced the tiny screws with a tamper-resistant Pentalobe screw that was impossible to open with a commercially available screwdriver⁸.

苹果公司放弃了之前使用的小螺丝，而改用一种五角形防撬螺丝，用市售的螺丝刀无法打开。

By not having a replaceable battery, it was possible to make the iPhone much thinner.

由于无需更换电池，iPhone可以更薄。

For Jobs, thinner was always better.

对乔布斯来说，总是越薄越好。

"He's always believed that thin is beautiful," said Tim Cook.

“他始终以纤薄为美，”蒂姆·库克说道。

"You can see that in all of the work. We have the thinnest notebook, the thinnest smartphone, and we made the iPad thin and then even thinner."

“从我们所有的产品上就能看出。我们有最薄的笔记本电脑，最薄的智能手机，我们的iPad也很薄，而且以后会更薄。”

1 stainless   

adj.无瑕疵的，不锈的

参考例句：

• I have a set of stainless knives and forks.我有一套不锈钢刀叉。
• Before the recent political scandal,her reputation had been stainless.在最近的政治丑闻之前，她的名声是无懈可击的。

2 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

3 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

4 austere   

adj.艰苦的；朴素的，朴实无华的；严峻的

参考例句：

• His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。
• The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。

5 antenna   

n.触角，触须；天线

参考例句：

• The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。
• In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里，每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。

6 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。

7 fiddling   

微小的

参考例句：

• He was fiddling with his keys while he talked to me. 和我谈话时他不停地摆弄钥匙。
• All you're going to see is a lot of fiddling around. 你今天要看到的只是大量的胡摆乱弄。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦

8 screwdriver   

n.螺丝起子；伏特加橙汁鸡尾酒

参考例句：

• He took a screwdriver and teased out the remaining screws.他拿出螺丝刀把其余的螺丝卸了下来。
• The electric drill can also be used as a screwdriver.这把电钻也可用作螺丝刀。