世界名人简介 第63期:乔布斯（在线收听） |
Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He was the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs’ name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. He was a much-respected corporate 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 maker 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 interface to be commercially successful. Jobs also built the computer on which the World Wide Web was created. He developed a passion for style and functional perfection, which became Apple trademarks.
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, aged 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 necessitating and facilitating radical 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。 |
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