乔布斯传 第238期:救星佩罗(3)

 　　Perot brought to NeXT something that was almost as valuable as his $20 million lifeline:

　　除了2000万美元的救命钱，佩罗也为NeXT公司带来了几乎同样宝贵的其他东西：

　　He was a quotable, spirited cheerleader for the company,

　　他是公司津津乐道、精神昂扬的拉拉队长，

　　who could lend it an air of credibility among grown-ups.

　　给员工带来了信任的氛围。

　　"In terms of a startup company,

　　“就创业公司而言，

　　it's one that carries the least risk of any I've seen in 25 years in the computer industry," he told the New York Times.

　　这是我在计算机行业25年时间里所见过的风险最小的企业。”他告诉《纽约时报》，

　　"We've had some sophisticated¹ people see the hardware—it blew them away.

　　“我们请一些专业人士看了硬件，他们都被震住了。

　　Steve and his whole NeXT team are the darnedest bunch of perfectionists I've ever seen."

　　史蒂夫和整个NeXT团队是我所见过最厉害的完美主义者。”

　　双语有声读物 乔布斯传

　　Perot also traveled in rarefied social and business circles that complemented² Jobs's own.

　　佩罗还出入于商界和精英人物的社交圈，这弥补了乔布斯的不足。

　　He took Jobs to a black-tie dinner dance in San Francisco that Gordon and Ann Getty gave for King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

　　他带着乔布斯前往旧金山参加一个正式的晚宴舞会，这个晚宴是戈登·格蒂和安·格蒂为西班牙国王胡安·卡洛斯一世举办的。

　　When the king asked Perot whom he should meet, Perot immediately produced Jobs.

　　当这位国王询问佩罗应该见见谁时，佩罗立刻介绍了乔布斯。

　　They were soon engaged in what Perot later described as "electric conversation,"

　　两人很快就进入了佩罗后来所说的“兴奋无比的谈话”之中，

　　with Jobs animatedly³ describing the next wave in computing⁴.

　　乔布斯绘声绘色地描述着计算机行业的下一个浪潮。

　　At the end the king scribbled⁵ a note and handed it to Jobs.

　　最后，卡洛斯一世写了一张纸条递给乔布斯。

　　"What happened?" Perot asked. Jobs answered, "I sold him a computer."

　　“怎么了？”佩罗问道。乔布斯回答，“我卖了一台电脑给他。”

1 sophisticated   

adj.老练的，精密的，尖端的，高雅的

参考例句：

• She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.移居伦敦后她变得世故多了。
• This is a very sophisticated machine.这是一台非常精密的机器。

2 complemented   

有补助物的，有余格的

参考例句：

• The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list. 佳肴佐以美酒，可称完美无缺。
• In vitro analysis must be complemented by studies of the virus replication cycle in plants. 体外的分析必须辅之以植物体内病毒复制周期的研究。

3 animatedly   

adv.栩栩如生地，活跃地

参考例句：

• Tanya Livingston was talking animatedly with a group of passengers. 坦妮亚·利文斯顿谈笑风生地和一群旅客在一起说着话。 来自辞典例句
• Then, man-hour case became the tool that the political party struggles animatedly. 于是，工时案就活生生地成了政党斗争的工具。 来自互联网

4 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

5 scribbled   

v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下

参考例句：

• She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。
• He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving. 临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。