《名人传记》之乔布斯一代创意天才130:入读里德学院

 　　He was kind of an electronic hobbyist

　　他可以说是个电子狂

　　or amateur enthusiast¹

　　或者业余的爱好者

　　and he liked to buy used stereo equipment

　　他很喜欢买些旧的立体声设备

　　and fix it up and sell for a profit.

　　自己修理好之后再拿去卖来赚钱

　　The story about how Steve Jobs went to college,

　　乔布斯怎样入读大学的故事

　　I think s a fascinating story.

　　我觉得非常有趣

　　Steve decided² that he wanted to go

　　乔布斯决定了入读

　　to Reed College in Oregon

　　俄勒岗州的里德学院

　　which was an outstanding liberal arts college

　　这是一间很好的美术大学

　　and be was accepted.

　　他成功被取录

　　But his parents couldn't afford to send him there.

　　但他的父母没有能力供他入读

　　and the University found out very quickly

　　大学也很快发现他

　　that no one had paid the bills.

　　没有缴交学费

　　But, Steve wound up befriending the Dean of Students.

　　不过乔布斯最终

　　And Steve was so persuasive³ that he convinced the Dean

　　和校长交上朋友

　　to let him stay there at college

　　而且他还说服校长

　　and to take the classes

　　让他作为旁听生上课

　　and live in the dormitory for free.

　　而且还可以免费在宿舍留宿

　　After a short time at Reed College,

　　在里德学院入读一小段时间后

　　Steve Jobs returned to San Francisco

　　乔布斯回到三藩市

　　where be began attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club

　　还开始参加由一班电脑爱好者

　　a group for computer hobbyists.

　　组成的“家酿电脑学会”的聚会

　　At one meeting,

　　在一个聚会裹

　　his friend Steve Wozniak showed off

　　他的朋友沃兹尼瓦克展示了

　　the homemade computer he made.

　　一部自制的电脑

　　It had a typewriter keyboard instead of lights and switches,

　　电脑用打字机键盘代替灯和按键

　　a television instead of a monitor

　　用电视机做屏幕

　　and a cheap $20 computer chip.

　　以及有块价值20美元的芯片

　　Steve Jobs was a visionary, he did see, early on,

　　乔布斯非常有远见，他早就

　　along with a small group of people who would go to

　　和志同道合的电脑小组成员一起

　　the homebrew computer club that

　　看见这东西

　　this was going to change the world.

　　将会改变这个世界

1 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 persuasive   

adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的

参考例句：

• His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
• The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。