史蒂文·Jobs 01

[00:20.46]Steven Jobs（史蒂文·Jobs）
[00:38.42]co-founder  共同合伙人
[00:44.42]figure  人物
[00:49.71]Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955)
[00:56.57]is the co-founder and CEO of Apple
[01:01.39]and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney.
[01:07.95]He is currently the largest shareholder¹ at Disney
[01:11.71]and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.
[01:15.78]He is considered a leading figure
[01:18.71]in both the computer and entertainment industries.
[01:30.07]讲解
[02:17.10]Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955)
[02:23.86]is the co-founder and CEO of Apple
[02:38.16]and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney.
[02:53.31]He is currently the largest shareholder at Disney
[02:56.93]and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.
[03:07.86]He is considered a leading figure
[03:10.23]in both the computer and entertainment industries.
[03:28.39]多学一点
[03:32.25]co-founder  共同创始人
[03:35.30]co  共同，一起，联合
[03:41.57]coauthor  合著者
[03:43.90]cooperate  合作
[03:46.93]figure  人，人物
[03:52.08]a famous historical figure
[03:57.29]figure  数字 / 身材
[04:02.22]a slender figure
[04:07.08]figure  估计，料想
[04:10.29]think
[04:12.11]I figure he'll be back soon.
[04:38.45]contribute  贡献
[04:42.76]appeal  有吸引力
[04:47.95]Jobs' history in business
[04:50.04]has contributed greatly to the mythos of the quirky,
[04:53.75]individualistic Silicon² Valley entrepreneur,
[04:58.18]emphasizing the importance of design
[05:00.75]while understanding the crucial role aesthetics³ play
[05:04.94]in public appeal.
[05:07.00]His work driving forward the development of products
[05:10.72]that are both functional⁴ and elegant
[05:13.67]has earned him a devoted⁵ cult⁶ following.
[05:21.99]讲解
[06:03.39]Jobs' history in business
[06:05.28]has contributed greatly to the mythos of the quirky,
[06:09.20]individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur,
[06:22.15]emphasizing the importance of design
[06:24.78]while understanding the crucial role aesthetics play
[06:28.81]in public appeal.
[06:39.90]His work driving forward the development of products
[06:43.35]that are both functional and elegant
[06:46.20]has earned him a devoted cult following.
[07:03.05]多学一点
[07:06.92]contribute
[07:09.00]to
[07:10.83]促成…贡献
[07:13.33]He didn't contribute one idea to the plan.
[07:21.10]捐献，捐款
[07:23.25]to
[07:25.28]He contributed generously to the Red Cross.
[07:32.56]appeal  吸引力，感染力
[07:36.14]a city with appeal for tourists
[07:43.82]迎合，有吸引力
[07:46.15]to
[07:48.28]The idea appealed to Mary.
[07:53.80]appealing  有吸引力的，动人的
[07:59.03]appealing manner
[08:28.65]together with 与…一起
[08:36.72]specialize in 在…方面有特长
[08:44.33]Together with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak,
[08:48.56]Jobs helped popularize the personal computer in the late '70s.
[08:54.23]In the early '80s, still at Apple,
[08:57.22]Jobs was among the first
[08:59.19]to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven GUI.
[09:05.15]After losing a power struggle
[09:07.37]with Apple's board of directors in 1985,
[09:11.22]Jobs founded neXT,
[09:13.93]a computer platform development company
[09:16.90]specializing in the higher education and business markets.
[09:23.05]NeXT's subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple
[09:27.31]brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded,
[09:31.13]and he has served as its chief executive officer since his return.
[09:48.43]讲解
[10:53.26]Together with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak,
[10:57.62]Jobs helped popularize the personal computer in the late '70s.
[11:16.00]In the early '80s, still at Apple,
[11:19.19]Jobs was among the first
[11:21.22]to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven GUI.
[11:38.44]After losing a power struggle
[11:40.70]with Apple's board of directors in 1985,
[11:44.62]Jobs founded neXT,
[11:47.24]a computer platform development company
[11:50.07]specializing in the higher education and business markets.
[12:08.86]NeXT's subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple
[12:13.01]brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded,
[12:16.99]and he has served as its chief executive officer since his return.
[12:44.14]多学一点
[12:48.05]together with  和，连同，加上…
[12:52.79]and
[12:54.92]He sent me the book, together with a letter.
[13:02.44]specialize  专攻，专门…
[13:07.11]in
[13:09.22]The shop specializes in mountain-climbing gear.
[13:31.23]Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955)
[13:38.06]is the co-founder and CEO of Apple
[13:42.94]and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney.
[13:49.27]He is currently the largest shareholder at Disney
[13:53.17]and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.
[13:57.70]He is considered a leading figure
[14:00.19]in both the computer and entertainment industries.
[14:05.02]Jobs' history in business
[14:06.67]has contributed greatly to the mythos of the quirky,
[14:10.66]individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur,
[14:15.01]emphasizing the importance of design
[14:17.95]while understanding the crucial role aesthetics play
[14:21.97]in public appeal.
[14:24.27]His work driving forward the development of products
[14:27.76]that are both functional and elegant
[14:30.51]has earned him a devoted cult following.
[14:34.60]Together with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak,
[14:39.49]Jobs helped popularize the personal computer in the late '70s.
[14:45.15]In the early '80s, still at Apple,
[14:48.12]Jobs was among the first
[14:50.06]to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven GUI.
[14:55.26]After losing a power struggle
[14:58.18]with Apple's board of directors in 1985,
[15:01.99]Jobs founded neXT,
[15:04.84]a computer platform development company
[15:07.76]specializing in the higher education and business markets.
[15:13.60]NeXT's subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple
[15:18.09]brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded,
[15:21.78]and he has served as its chief executive officer since his return.
[15:52.38]谢谢收听

1 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

2 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

3 aesthetics   

n.(尤指艺术方面之)美学，审美学

参考例句：

• Sometimes, of course, our markings may be simply a matter of aesthetics. 当然，有时我们的标点符号也许只是个审美的问题。 来自名作英译部分
• The field of aesthetics presents an especially difficult problem to the historian. 美学领域向历史学家提出了一个格外困难的问题。

4 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

5 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

6 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。