欧美文化博览 天才史蒂夫·乔布斯改变世界(10)

What's on your playlist?

你的播放列表里有什么?

You know, definite¹, techno, the usual.

你知道的,非常明确,电子什么的,一向如此。

Before Steve Jobs, did the word playlist even exist?

在史蒂夫?乔布斯之前，歌词播放列表曾经有过吗?

Well, when I was a radio DJ, we used playlists.

嗯,当我还是一名电台DJ的时候，我们就曾用过播放列表。

All right, never mind. He did give us an entire new way to listen to music. He didn't invent the MP3 player. He just saw possibilities in it that others had overlooked². He made it simple, sturdy³ and sexy. Look at this thing.

好吧,没关系。他给了我们一个全新听音乐的方式。他并没有发明MP3播放器。他只是看见了所有人都忽略的可能性。他的技术简单、坚定、性感。看看这个。

And he didn't just change the way we listen to music, he changed the entire music business, he changed well everything.

他不只是改变我们听音乐的方式,他改变了整个音乐事业,他改变了一切。 

1 definite   

adj.明确的，肯定的，确定的，限定的

参考例句：

• It's definite that he will come to help us.他肯定会来帮助我们。
• We demand a definite answer.我们要求明确的答案。

2 overlooked   

v.忽视( overlook的过去式和过去分词 )；监督；俯视；（对不良现象等）不予理会

参考例句：

• He seems to have overlooked one important fact. 他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。
• This is a minor point, but it must not be overlooked. 此事虽小，然亦不可忽视。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 sturdy   

adj.强壮的，结实的，坚固的，坚定(强)的

参考例句：

• We need several sturdy men to push this car.我们需要几个强壮的人来推车。
• Children need sturdy shoes.孩子们需要结实的鞋子。