乔布斯传 第441期:工作室探奇(4)

 　　On this day Ive was overseeing the creation of a new European power plug and connector for the Macintosh. 我前去拜访的那天，艾弗正在监督两款模型的制作，其中一个是为欧洲市场设计的新插头，另一个是为Mac电脑设计的连接线。

　　Dozens of foam¹ models, each with the tiniest variation, have been cast and painted for inspection². 几十个彼此之间只有细微差异的泡沫模型在喷漆之后被展示出来，等待检查。

　　Some would find it odd that the head of design would fret³ over something like this, but Jobs got involved as well. 有些人会觉得奇怪，设计主管竟然会为这种工作操心烦恼，而乔布斯也会如此。

　　Ever since he had a special power supply made for the Apple II, 自从有了为苹果二代特制的电源，

　　Jobs has cared about not only the engineering but also the design of such parts. 乔布斯就不仅仅关注工程部分，还关注此类部件的设计。

　　His name is listed on the patent for the white power brick used by the MacBook as well as its magnetic connector with its satisfying click. 他被列为MacBook'配套的白色变压器及磁性连接器的专利人。

　　In fact he is listed as one of the inventors for 212 different Apple patents in the United States as of the beginning of 2011. 事实上，截至2011年初，乔布斯已成为美国212项专利的发明人之一。

　　Ive and Jobs have even obsessed⁴ over, and patented, the packaging for various Apple products. 艾弗和乔布斯对苹果产品的包装也相当痴迷，并申请了多项专利。

　　U.S. patent D558572, for example, granted on January 1, 2008, is for the iPod Nano box, 比如，2008年1月1日，美国将D558572号专利授予了iPod nano包装盒，

　　with four drawings showing how the device is nestled in a cradle when the box is opened. 一打开盒子，就会看到4张图片说明iPod是如何被放置进像摇篮一样的盒子里的。

　　Patent D596485, issued on July 21, 2009, is for the iPhone packaging, with its sturdy lid and little glossy⁵ plastic tray inside. 2009年7月21日，D596485号专利授予了iPhone的包装盒--配有坚硬的上盖以及内部光滑的塑料小托盘。

1 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

2 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

3 fret   

v.(使)烦恼；(使)焦急；(使)腐蚀，(使)磨损

参考例句：

• Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急，我们能准时到那里。
• She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.

4 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

5 glossy   

adj.平滑的；有光泽的

参考例句：

• I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
• She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。