《名人传记》之乔布斯最后一件事108:将禅宗与佛教融入产品

 　　Steve was very much taken with zen, zen buddhism¹.

　　史蒂夫从禅宗与佛教中受益匪浅

　　Zen represents the relationship between things, Things of the world.

　　禅宗描绘了世界万物之间的联系,

　　In zen, it's expressed in the art.

　　在禅宗里，这种联系被用艺术的形式表达

　　You see it in flower arranging, ikebana,

　　你能在生长的花朵里感悟它

　　You see it calligraphy², you see it in in artworks.

　　你能从书法中感悟它 你能从艺术作品中看到它

　　Steve was very much taken with that And especially calligraphy.

　　史蒂夫对此受益匪浅，尤其是在书法上

　　He noticed the way the lines and the spaces had a relationship.

　　他注意到了线条与空间之间相互关联的方式

　　I think his genius was being able to take the principles Of zen

　　我认为他的天才来自于禅宗的启发

　　and incorporate it into the products That came out of apple.

　　并且把 这种启发融入进入了他的产品当中

　　Jobs freely acknowledged how these outside influences Had affected³ him.

　　乔布斯公开证实了这些外部因素是如何影响到了他

　　He was always trying to look for external references And external influences,

　　我猜他总是在寻找一些客观的参照和影响

　　And he'd talk about, you know, his mercedes was beautifully designed

　　正如他说过的，他的奔驰车设计的很漂亮

　　Because those german guys were thinking beautiful thoughts, I guess.

　　因为那些德国人有着漂亮的想法

　　He loved aphorisms⁴.

　　他热爱格言.

　　You know, picasso said,

　　你知道的，毕加索说过，

　　"good artists copy, Great artists steal,"

　　"好的艺术家抄袭,伟大的艺术家偷窃"

　　And he loved to say that.

　　而他则喜欢说

　　He was the guy who camep with

　　他是那种一来就会说

　　"something would be insanely great."

　　"这将会是一场疯暴"

　　What does that mean?

　　他是什么意思?

　　much of what apple did was built On the efforts of others.

　　苹果公司做的大部分事情是建立在他人的成就之上

　　A 1979 deal gave him access to xerox⁵ technology,

　　1979年的一笔生意给了他一个接触施乐科技的机会

　　One thing blew him away, a prototype mouse.

　　一个东西彻底让他着迷，那是一个鼠标的原型

　　He gave his own team orders to make one, only better.

　　他给他自己的团队下达了命令，制作一个更加好的

1 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

2 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 aphorisms   

格言，警句( aphorism的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He formulated trenchant aphorisms that caught their attention. 他阐述的鲜明格言引起了人们的注意。
• The aphorisms started following like water as all the old cliches got dusted off. 一些陈词滥调象尘土一样扬起，一些格言警句象洪水一样到处泛滥。

5 xerox   

n./v.施乐复印机，静电复印

参考例句：

• Xerox and Lucent are two more high-tech companies run by women.施乐和朗讯是另外两家由女性经营的大科技公司。
• You cannot take it home,but you can xerox it.你不能把它带回家，但可以复印。