乔布斯传 第505期:iPod(5)

 He decided¹ to force Fadell's hand. 鲁宾斯坦决定来硬的。

He gathered a roomful of the twenty or so people who had been assigned to the project. 他召集了一屋子的人，大约有二十几个，这些人都是负责iPod项目的。

When Fadell walked in, Rubinstein told him, "Tony, we're not doing this project unless you sign on full-time². 当法德尔进来时，鲁宾斯坦告诉他：“托尼，如果你不签约成为全职员工，我们就不做这个项目了。

Are you in or out? You have to decide right now." 你来还是不来？你必须现在就决定。”

Fadell looked Rubinstein in the eye, then turned to the audience and said, 法德尔看着鲁宾斯坦的眼睛，又看了看其他人，然后说：

"Does this always happen at Apple, that people are put under duress³ to sign an offer?" “苹果公司经常发生这种胁迫人签约的事情吗？”

He paused for a moment, said yes, and grudgingly⁴ shook Rubinstein's hand. 他停顿了一下，说“好吧”，然后极不情愿地和鲁宾斯坦握了一下手。

"It left some very unsettling feeling between Jon and me for many years," Fadell recalled. 法德尔回忆道：“这件事让我和罗恩在之后的很多年都有不安的感觉。”

Rubinstein agreed: "I don't think he ever forgave me for that." 鲁宾斯坦同意他的说法：“我觉得他永远都不会原谅我当年的做法。”

 

1 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。

2 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

3 duress   

n.胁迫

参考例句：

• He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.他说他是被迫在认罪书上签字的。
• These unequal treaties were made under duress.这些不平等条约是在强迫下签订的。

4 grudgingly   

参考例句：

• He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake. 他勉强承认他做错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Their parents unwillingly [grudgingly] consented to the marriage. 他们的父母无可奈何地应允了这门亲事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》