乔布斯传第248期:NeXT发布会(2)（打印版）

　　The unveiling of the black perfect cube would occur on a starkly minimalist stage setting with a black background,

　　一个极简主义的舞台，背景是黑色的，完美的黑色立方体将在这种布置中掲晓

　　a table covered by a black cloth, a black veil draped over the computer, and a simple vase of flowers.

　　桌子上罩着一块黑布，黑色遮布披在电脑上，旁边摆着一瓶简单的花。

　　Because neither the hardware nor the operating system was actually ready, Jobs was urged to do a simulation.

　　由于硬件和操作系统都没有真正完成，有人提议用模拟展示。

　　But he refused. Knowing it would be like walking a tightrope without a net, he decided to do the demonstration live.

　　但乔布斯拒绝了。他决定现场示范，尽管他知道，这会像走钢丝而没有安全网一样。

　　More than three thousand people showed up at the event, lining up two hours before curtain time.

　　3000多人来到了现场，他们在发布会开始前两小时排队进入交响乐堂。

　　They were not disappointed, at least by the show.

　　他们没有失望，至少这次展示表演没有令他们失望。

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　　Jobs was onstage for three hours, and he again proved to be, in the words of Andrew Pollack of the New York Times,

　　乔布斯在台上待了3个小时，他再一次成为《纽约时报》记者安德鲁·波拉克口中的

　　"the Andrew Lloyd Webber of product introductions, a master of stage flair and special effects."

　　“产品发布界的安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯舞台凤格和特效大师”。

　　Wes Smith of the Chicago Tribune said the launch was "to product demonstrations what Vatican II was to church meetings."

　　《芝加哥论坛报》的韦斯·史密斯称，NeXT的发布会“之于产品演示，就像梵蒂第二届大公会之于教会聚会一样。”

　　Jobs had the audience cheering from his opening line: "It's great to be back."

　　“很髙兴能回来。”乔布斯以他一贯的开场白引发了观众的欢呼。

　　He began by recounting the history of personal computer architecture,

　　他开始述说个人电脑架构的历史，

　　and he promised that they would now witness an event "that occurs only once or twice in a decade

　　并向现场观众承诺，他们即将见证一个“10年中才会发生一次或两次的历史性事件

　　a time when a new architecture is rolled out that is going to change the face of computing."

　　一个新的架构即将推出，并将改变计算机的面貌”。