乔布斯传 第281期:寻找乔安妮和莫娜(5)

 　　When Plimpton threw a party for Anywhere but Here in late 1986, Jobs flew to New York to accompany Mona to it.

　　1986年底，普林顿为《在别处》举行庆祝会时，乔布斯专程飞到纽约陪同莫娜出席。

　　They grew increasingly close, though their friendship had the complexities¹ that might be expected,

　　他们的关系越来越亲密，尽管当中也有磕磕绊绊，这也在所难免

　　considering who they were and how they had come together.

　　想想他们都那么有个性，又是在这样的情况下才得以团聚。

　　"Mona was not completely thrilled at first to have me in her life and have her mother so emotionally affectionate toward me," he later said.

　　“一开始莫娜对我的出现并不是很兴奋，尤其她妈妈在感情上又对我那么投入，”乔布斯后来说，

　　"As we got to know each other, we became really good friends, and she is my family.

　　“但随着我们渐渐相互了解，我们就成了很好的朋友，而且她是我的亲人。

　　I don't know what I'd do without her. I can't imagine a better sister.

　　我不知道没有她我该怎么办。我难以想象会有比她更好的妹妹。

　　My adopted sister, Patty, and I were never close."

　　我那个同样是领养的妹妹帕蒂跟我从不亲密。”

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　　Mona likewise developed a deep affection for him, and at times could be very protective,

　　莫娜同样对他的感情也越来越深，有时还会非常护着他，

　　although she would later write an edgy² novel about him, A Regular Guy, that described his quirks³ with discomforting accuracy.

　　虽然她后来写了本关于他的小说《凡人》其中描述了他的各种怪癖，让人看了很不舒服，但很准确。

　　One of the few things they would argue about was her clothes.

　　会引起他们争论的事情之一，就是她的着装。

　　She dressed like a struggling novelist, and he would berate⁴ her for not wearing clothes that were "fetching enough."

　　莫娜穿得像一个生活困顿的小说家，而他会怪她衣着不够迷人。

　　At one point his comments so annoyed her that she wrote him a letter:

　　有一次他的评论实在惹恼了她，她给他写信说：

　　"I am a young writer, and this is my life, and I'm not trying to be a model anyway." He didn't answer.

　　“我是个年轻的作家，这是我的生活，我没想当模特。”他没有回信。

　　But shortly after, a box arrived from the store of Issey Miyake,

　　但没过多久，从三宅一生的时装店寄来一箱衣服，

　　the Japanese fashion designer whose stark⁵ and technology-influenced style made him one of Jobs's favorites.

　　这位设计师因其筒洁风格和科技元素而成为乔布斯的最爱之一。

　　"He'd gone shopping for me," she later said, "and he'd picked out great things, exactly my size, in flattering colors."

　　“他会去为我买衣服，”她后来说，“他能选出非常棒的，正好是我的尺码，颜色也很适合我。”

　　There was one pantsuit that he had particularly liked, and the shipment included three of them, all identical.

　　有一套裤装他特别喜欢，包裹里居然有三套完全一样的。

　　"I still remember those first suits I sent Mona," he said.

　　“我还记得我寄给莫娜的第一箱衣服，”乔布斯说，

　　"They were linen⁶ pants and tops in a pale grayish green that looked beautiful with her reddish hair."

　　“是些淡灰绿色的亚麻裤子和上装，很衬她的红头发。”

1 complexities   

复杂性(complexity的名词复数)； 复杂的事物

参考例句：

• The complexities of life bothered him. 生活的复杂使他困惑。
• The complexities of life bothered me. 生活的杂乱事儿使我心烦。

2 edgy   

adj.不安的；易怒的

参考例句：

• She's been a bit edgy lately,waiting for the exam results.她正在等待考试结果，所以最近有些焦躁不安。
• He was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking.他紧张不安，还在一根接一根地抽着烟。

3 quirks   

n.奇事，巧合( quirk的名词复数 )；怪癖

参考例句：

• One of his quirks is that he refuses to travel by train. 他的怪癖之一是不愿乘火车旅行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All men have their own quirks and twists. 人人都有他们自己的怪癖和奇想。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 berate   

v.训斥，猛烈责骂

参考例句：

• He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness.他担心，由于健忘又要挨她的训斥了。
• She might have taken the opportunity to berate scientists for their closed minds.她也可能会去利用这个机会斥责那些抱成见的科学家。

5 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

6 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。