世界名人简介 第63期:乔布斯

 Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation¹ Studios. He was the largest individual shareholder² in Walt Disney. Jobs’ name is associated with innovative³ products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. He was a much-respected corporate⁴ leader whose management style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style won him millions of fans.

史蒂夫·乔布斯是苹果公司的联合创始人兼首席执行官，他也是皮克斯动画工作室的前总裁。他是华特迪士尼公司的最大股东。他的名字总会与革新性产品联系在一起，例如iPod、iPhone、iTunes以及iPad。他是一位受人尊敬的企业领袖，全球都在学习他的管理模式。他对设计、功能以及风格的专注让他获得了数百万的粉丝。

Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a teenager and attended lectures after school at Hewlett Packard. In 1974, Jobs got a job as a technician at the video game maker⁵ Atari. He saved enough money to backpack around India and then returned to Atari, where he met Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

1955年，乔布斯出生于旧金山。从青少年开始，他就对电脑产生了兴趣，放学之后他都会前往惠普公司听讲座。1974年，他成为了雅达利电视游戏机公司的一名技术员。他还攒钱前往印度旅行。之后回到了雅达利，他在那里遇见了未来的苹果联合创始人斯蒂夫·沃兹尼亚克。

Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Jobs persuaded Wozniak to make a computer and sell it. Together, they developed the Mac. It was the first small computer with a user-friendly interface⁶ to be commercially successful. Jobs also built the computer on which the World Wide Web was created. He developed a passion for style and functional⁷ perfection, which became Apple trademarks⁸.

1976年，乔布斯与沃兹尼亚克一同创建了苹果。乔布斯劝说沃兹尼亚克来制作和销售电脑。之后，他们一起制作了Mac。它也是首台拥有人性化界面的小型电脑，并取得了商业上的成功。乔布斯还制造了帮助发明万维网的电脑。他对风格和功能情有独钟，这也成为了苹果的标志。

Jobs guided Apple to be a major player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made Apple a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed considerable success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning movies such as ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Finding Nemo’. Jobs' advice for success is: “You’ve got to find what you love." He died in October 2011, aged⁹ 56.

乔布斯让苹果品牌成为了数字革命中的佼佼者。iMac和其它高端产品的引入让苹果成为了具有影响力的品牌，并吸引了许多忠实的粉丝。乔布斯还在皮克斯动画工作室取得了巨大的成功。他制作了如《玩具总动员》，《海底总动员》等奥斯卡获奖影片。乔布斯成功的秘诀是：“找寻你的所爱。”2011年10月，乔布斯去世，享年56岁。

1.interested in 对…感兴趣

例句：It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me.

男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。

2.passion for 兴趣

例句：He has developed a consuming passion for chess.

他对下棋产生了极为浓厚的兴趣。

3.digital revolution 数字革命

例句：The digital revolution is both necessitating¹⁰ and facilitating radical¹¹ changes in how and what we learn.

在我们如何学习及我们应学些什么的问题上,数字革命正推动着根本的变化,并成为不可或缺的一环.

4.cutting-edge 最前沿的

例句：This shipyard is at the cutting edge of world shipbuilding technology.

该造船厂的造船技术处于世界最前沿。

1 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

2 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

4 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

5 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。

6 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。

7 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

8 trademarks   

n.（注册）商标( trademark的名词复数 )；（人的行为或衣着的）特征，标记

参考例句：

• Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many goods in China have the trademarks of a panda. 中国的许多商品都带有熊猫的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

10 necessitating   

使…成为必要，需要( necessitate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Multiple network transmissions overlapping in the physical channel, resulting in garbled data and necessitating retransmission. 多个网络传输重迭发生在同一物理信道上，它导致数据被破坏，因而必须重传。
• The health status of 435 consecutive patients with sleep disturbances necessitating polysomnography was investigated. 435个患有睡眠紊乱的病人进行多导睡眠描记法对其健康状况进行调查。

11 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。