《名人传记》之乔布斯遗失的访谈27:一次奇妙的经历

 　　So I became very err¹.... captivated by computer.

　　我完全给计算机迷住了

　　And a computer to me was still a little mysterious

　　当然计算机对我而言仍然有些神秘

　　cause it's at the other end of wire,I had never really seen the actual computer itself.

　　因为真正的计算机藏在电缆的另一端，而我从未见过

　　I think I got towards computers after that, saw the inside,

　　打那以后我总想着计算机

　　and then I was part of this school byHewlett-Packard.

　　后来我在惠普附近的学校读书

　　When I was 12, I called up Bill Hewlett who lived in Hewlett-Packard at the time.

　　12岁时我打电话给Bill Hewlett，他当时住在惠普

　　And again it dazed me...

　　又是一次奇妙的经历

　　But there was no such thing as unlistedtelephone number then,

　　当时所有的电话号码都印在号码簿里

　　so I can just look into the book and look his name up.

　　只要翻电话号码簿，就能查到他的电话

　　And he answered the phone, and I saidHi, My name is Steve Jobs.

　　他接了电话，我说我叫Steve Jobs

　　You don't know me, but I'm 12 years old, and I'm building a frequency² counter, and I'd like some spare parts.

　　你不认识我，我12岁，打算做频率计数器，需要些零件

　　And so he talked to me for about 20 minutes,

　　我们聊了大概20分钟

　　I will never forget as long as I live, he gave me the parts, but he also gave me a job working in Hewlett-Packard that summer.

　　我永远记得他不但给了零件，还邀请我夏天去惠普打工

　　And I was 12 years old, and that really made a remarkable³ influence on me.

　　我才12岁，这件事对我产生了不可思议的影响

　　Hewlett-Packardwas really the only company I'd ever seen in my life at that age.

　　惠普是我见过的第一家公司

　　And it forms my view of what a company was and how well they treated their employees.

　　它让我懂得了什么是公司，如何善待员工

　　You know, at that time, I mean they didn't know about cholesterol⁴ back then.

　　那时还没有胆固醇偏高一说

　　And then at that time they used to bring a big car full of donuts and coffee out at 10 o'clock every morning,

　　每天上午十点公司拖来满满一卡车的甜面圈和咖啡

　　and everyone take a coffee and have a donut break, just little things like that.

　　大家停下工作喝杯咖啡，品尝甜面圈

　　It was clear that the company recognized its true values was its employees.

　　很明显惠普明白公司真正的价值在于员工

1 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。

2 frequency   

n.次数，频率；经常发生，频繁

参考例句：

• If we can know their frequency we will monitor their talking.如果我们知道他们的频率,我们就能监听他们的谈话。
• The tanks broke down with increasing frequency.坦克越来越频繁地熄火。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。