史蒂文·Jobs 07

[00:20.42]史蒂文·Jobs（Steven Jobs）
[00:34.14]词汇扫描
[00:38.43]obsession¹ 着迷
[00:43.12]considerable 相当多的
[00:49.81]Jobs ran NeXT with an obsession for aesthetic² perfection,
[00:54.15]as evidenced by such things
[00:56.16]as the NeXT Cube's magnesium³ case.
[00:59.73]This put considerable strain on NeXT's hardware division,
[01:04.45]and in 1993, after having sold only 50,000 machines,
[01:10.22]NeXT transitioned fully⁴ to software development
[01:13.93]with the release of NeXTSTEP/Intel.
[01:20.24]讲解
[01:52.44]Jobs ran NeXT with an obsession for aesthetic perfection,
[01:56.89]as evidenced by such things
[01:58.84]as the NeXT Cube's magnesium case.
[02:13.15]This put considerable strain on NeXT's hardware division,
[02:21.50]and in 1993, after having sold only 50,000 machines,
[02:27.49]NeXT transitioned fully to software development
[02:30.64]with the release of NeXTSTEP/Intel.
[02:47.55]多学一点
[02:51.55]obsession  着迷 / 摆脱不了的感情
[02:56.98]about
[02:59.80]He has an unhealthy obsession with death.
[03:06.78]obsess  困扰，着迷
[03:12.13]David was obsessed⁵ with a girl he had just met.
[03:21.05]considerable
[03:22.32]consider  考虑
[03:24.88]considerable / consider
[03:29.06]相当大，相当多
[03:32.57]He made a considerable sum of money in real estate.
[03:40.36]stop - format⁶ it
[03:41.23]Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
[03:43.06]Crash it, change it, mailt - upgrade it
[03:44.92]Charge it, pawn⁷ it, zoom⁸ it, press it
[03:46.78]Snap it, work it, quick - erase⁹ it
[03:48.69]Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
[03:52.96]词汇扫描
[03:56.69]play a role in 扮演…角色
[04:03.11]Tim Berners-Lee
[04:04.78]developed the original World Wide Web system
[04:08.09]at CERN on a NeXT workstation.
[04:13.18]Jobs' insistence¹⁰ that average people
[04:15.92]should be able to write custom "mission-critical" applications
[04:20.81]formed the basis of Interface¹¹ Builder,
[04:24.36]which Berners-Lee utilized¹² to do just that
[04:28.04]- by writing a program entitled "WorldWideWeb 1.0".
[04:34.80]讲解
[05:06.76]Tim Berners-Lee
[05:08.37]developed the original World Wide Web system
[05:11.79]at CERN on a NeXT workstation.
[05:25.36]Jobs' insistence that average people
[05:27.87]should be able to write custom "mission-critical" applications
[05:33.02]formed the basis of Interface Builder,
[05:46.65]which Berners-Lee utilized to do just that
[05:49.84]- by writing a program entitled "WorldWideWeb 1.0".
[06:05.43]多学一点
[06:09.10]play a role in  扮演…的角色，起到…样的作用
[06:17.42]The manager plays an important role in passing the plan.
[06:26.95]The government plays a decisive role in fighting against piracy¹³.
[06:36.54]stop - format it
[06:37.43]Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
[06:39.25]Crash it, change it, mailt - upgrade it
[06:41.10]Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it
[06:42.94]Snap it, work it, quick - erase it
[06:44.86]Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
[06:46.78]Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it
[06:49.11]词汇扫描
[06:53.36]reliance  依靠
[06:57.75]mismanagement  管理不善
[07:02.44]renaisance  复兴
[07:08.33]Apple's reliance on ancient software
[07:10.99]and internal mismanagement,
[07:12.91]particularly its inability to release
[07:16.04]a major operating system upgrade,
[07:19.12]had brought it near bankruptcy¹⁴ in the early-to-mid 1990s.
[07:24.31]Jobs' progressive stance on Unix underpinnings
[07:27.96]was considered overly ambitious
[07:30.84]and somewhat backward in the 1980s,
[07:34.50]but his choice ultimately became an expandable,
[07:38.58]solid foundation for an operating system.
[07:42.67]Apple would later acquire this software and,
[07:46.06]under Jobs' leadership, experience a renaissance¹⁵.
[07:51.45]讲解
[08:35.62]Apple's reliance on ancient software
[08:38.24]and internal mismanagement,
[08:40.61]particularly its inability to release
[08:43.46]a major operating system upgrade,
[08:46.24]had brought it near bankruptcy in the early-to-mid 1990s.
[09:07.81]Jobs' progressive stance on Unix underpinnings
[09:11.38]was considered overly ambitious
[09:14.33]and somewhat backward in the 1980s,
[09:28.17]but his choice ultimately became an expandable,
[09:31.82]solid foundation for an operating system.
[09:41.43]Apple would later acquire this software and,
[09:44.89]under Jobs' leadership, experience a renaissance.
[10:00.18]多学一点
[10:03.91]reliance  依靠 / 信任
[10:08.80]rely
[10:10.83]on / upon
[10:14.19]We can rely on him to help us.
[10:19.89]mismanagement  管理不善
[10:26.38]mis  错的，坏的，否定
[10:31.07]misuse  滥用，虐待
[10:34.90]mistaken  错误的
[10:37.79]misdeed  罪行，犯罪
[10:42.12]renaissance  复兴，复活
[10:45.68]the renaissance of the culture
[11:02.11]Jobs ran NeXT with an obsession for aesthetic perfection,
[11:06.35]as evidenced by such things
[11:08.47]as the NeXT Cube's magnesium case.
[11:12.01]This put considerable strain on NeXT's hardware division,
[11:16.75]and in 1993, after having sold only 50,000 machines,
[11:22.48]NeXT transitioned fully to software development
[11:26.28]with the release of NeXTSTEP/Intel.
[11:30.59]Tim Berners-Lee
[11:32.37]developed the original World Wide Web system
[11:35.71]at CERN on a NeXT workstation.
[11:40.91]Jobs' insistence that average people
[11:43.60]should be able to write custom "mission-critical" applications
[11:48.58]formed the basis of Interface Builder,
[11:52.43]which Berners-Lee utilized to do just that
[11:55.90]- by writing a program entitled "WorldWideWeb 1.0".
[12:02.57]Apple's reliance on ancient software
[12:05.47]and internal mismanagement,
[12:07.47]particularly its inability to release
[12:10.48]a major operating system upgrade,
[12:13.33]had brought it near bankruptcy in the early-to-mid 1990s.
[12:18.77]Jobs' progressive stance on Unix underpinnings
[12:22.25]was considered overly ambitious
[12:25.33]and somewhat backward in the 1980s,
[12:28.97]but his choice ultimately became an expandable,
[12:33.16]solid foundation for an operating system.
[12:37.32]Apple would later acquire this software and,
[12:40.45]under Jobs' leadership, experience a renaissance.
[12:47.45]Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it
[12:49.33]Snap it, work it, quick - erase it
[12:51.19]Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
[12:53.05]Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it
[12:54.94]Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
[12:56.80]Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it
[12:58.72]Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
[13:00.60]Turn it, leave it, stop - format it
[13:10.78]谢谢收听

1 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

2 aesthetic   

adj.美学的，审美的，有美感

参考例句：

• My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。
• The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.那位教授提出了新的美学理论。

3 magnesium   

n.镁

参考例句：

• Magnesium is the nutrient element in plant growth.镁是植物生长的营养要素。
• The water contains high amounts of magnesium.这水含有大量的镁。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

6 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

7 pawn   

n.典当，抵押，小人物，走卒；v.典当，抵押

参考例句：

• He is contemplating pawning his watch.他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
• It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。

8 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。

9 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

10 insistence   

n.坚持；强调；坚决主张

参考例句：

• They were united in their insistence that she should go to college.他们一致坚持她应上大学。
• His insistence upon strict obedience is correct.他坚持绝对服从是对的。

11 interface   

n.接合部位，分界面；v.(使)互相联系

参考例句：

• My computer has a network interface,which allows me to get to other computers.我的计算机有网络接口可以与其它计算机连在一起。
• This program has perspicuous interface and extensive application. 该程序界面明了，适用范围广。

12 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 piracy   

n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害

参考例句：

• The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
• They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

14 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

15 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。