华尔街的赚钱经 第66期:硅谷神话(1)

 　　Search No Further: The Story of Eric Schmidt and Google

　　硅谷神话 Google的缔造者埃里克·施密特

　　Eric Schmidt made a move that surprised many in dot-com circles when he became the chief executive officer of Google, the phenomenally successful web search engine. Google had quickly garnered¹ a cult² following for its clean interface³ and speedy results, and was set to become the high-tech⁴ industry's next stellar financial success. Schmidt, a veteran of computer manufacturer Sun Microsystems and Novell, the software maker⁵, was considered the ideal visionary to guide Google into a period of growth and maturation as a business.

　　当埃里克·施密特加盟谷歌这一非常成功的网络搜索引擎并任首席执行官时，他的举措震撼了互联网界。谷歌因其界面简洁、搜索迅速吸引了大批追随者，而且成为基于高新技术获得巨大经济效益的成功典范。人们认为，在计算机制造商——太阳计算机系统公司和制作软件的诺勒有限公司均有建树的施密特，是引领谷歌成长壮大的理想、人选。

　　Schmidt was born in 1955 and graduated from Princeton University in 1976 with a degree in electrical engineering. He then earned a graduate degree in engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and a doctorate⁶ in computer science from there as well. In 1983 he was hired at Sun Microsystems, a Silicon⁷ Valley computer maker that was still a very young company.

　　施密特生于 1955年，1976年获得普林斯顿大学电子电气工程学学士学位，随后在加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校取得工程学硕士学位及计算机科学博士学位。1983年，他受雇于太阳计算机系统公司——硅谷的一家新兴计算机制造公司。

1 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 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。

4 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

5 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

6 doctorate   

n.(大学授予的)博士学位

参考例句：

• He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
• Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士？

7 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。