《名人传记》之乔布斯最后一件事126:生命可以变得更加广阔

 　　When you grow up, you tend to get told

　　当你渐渐长大，你会被教育说，

　　That the world is the way it is

　　这个世界是这样运行的，

　　and your life Is just to live your life inside the world,

　　而你的生活也要在这个世界里这样活着，

　　Try not to bash into the walls too much,

　　不要太多碰壁,

　　Try to have a nice family life, have fun,\

　　尽量拥有美满的家庭生活，开开心心，

　　Save a little money.

　　存一点小钱

　　How amazing is it that we live in an era¹

　　我们生活在一个多么神奇的时代，

　　where his legacy² Will transform people's lives

　　这个时代里他留下的技术遗产

　　and experiences of technology For the foreseeable future?

　　将承载我们的生活和体验到达可以预见到的未来

　　This single individual gave us the original apple,

　　这位独特的人给了我们最初的苹果公司，

　　The macintosh, and pixar

　　麦金塔电脑 ，皮克斯

　　iPod ,iPhone ,iPad

　　还有 ipod and the iphone, ipad.

　　That is astonishing³.

　　这是让人惊讶的事情

　　Steve jobs created the most respected brand in the world

　　史蒂夫乔布斯创造了世界上最多的品牌，

　　And shook up a whole industry,

　　并且震撼了整个工业

　　And he did it with a lot of panache⁴ and style,

　　他用独特的风格完成了这些

　　And, you know, great respect for him for it.

　　他和他的事业值得尊敬

　　Life can be much broader

　　生命可以变得更加广阔

　　Once you discover one simple fact,

　　一旦你发现一个简单的事实

　　And that is everything around you that you call life

　　你身边的一切事物，

　　Was made up by people that were no smarter than you.

　　都是那些比你聪明不了多少的人所创造的

　　The facts are the story of his life,

　　这个事实是他人生的故事

　　The story of his successes, the story of his achievements,

　　是他成功的故事 也是他伟大成就的故事

　　The stories of the great things he did For other people continue to go on because

　　他为人们所做的那些伟大的事情还将继续

　　That's good for our country,

　　因为这为我们的国家有着重大的贡献

　　It's good for the nation, it's good for the world,

　　因为这对我们的民族、世界有着重大的贡献

　　And it's also good for the people.

　　也对人类有着重大的贡献

　　Of course, that's what it's all about.

　　当然，这就是所有的一切

1 era   

n.时代，年代，纪元，阶段

参考例句：

• We are living in the information era.我们生活在信息时代。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

2 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

3 astonishing   

adj.令人惊讶，惊人的

参考例句：

• The new houses have been built with astonishing speed.这些房子的修建速度快得惊人。
• I find it quite astonishing that none of you liked the play.我感到惊讶的是你们谁都不喜欢那个剧。

4 panache   

n.羽饰；假威风，炫耀

参考例句：

• She dresses with great panache.她穿著十分浮华。
• Her panache at dealing with the world's media is quite astonishing.她应付世界媒体的派头非常令人吃惊。