名人名篇-吉尔•阿米里奥

26 Gil Emilio

Gil Emilio: One of the ways that Apple got into trouble, frankly¹, in the first place, was an 1)excessive focus on market share, I want to get back to building great products, get those products in the hands of users², especially 2)loyalists at first. And use that through word of mouth and through just a personal experience to start rebuilding this thing again.

26 吉尔•阿米里奥

吉尔•阿米里奥：坦白地说，苹果公司陷入困境，原因首先是过分强调市场占有率。我打算回到开始时的状态，创建优秀产品，生产出用户--首先是老用户喜欢的电脑，借他们之口，借个人经验来再次重建市场。

1、excessive a. 过度的，极度的

2、loyalist n. 保守党，这里指老用户

1 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

2 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。