乔布斯传 第560期:鲍勃·迪伦(2)

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The next time Dylan played nearby, he invited Jobs to drop by his tricked-up tour bus just before the concert.

迪伦再一次到附近演出时，他邀请乔布斯在演出前到他乘的旅行车上来坐坐。

When Dylan asked what his favorite song was, Jobs said "One Too Many Mornings." So Dylan sang it that night.

他问乔布斯最喜欢什么歌，乔布斯提到了《多余的清晨》，于是迪伦当晚就唱了这首歌。

After the concert, as Jobs was walking out the back, the tour bus came by and screeched¹ to a stop.

演出结束后，乔布斯走在回家的路上，一辆旅行车驶过他身旁，发出了剌耳的刹车声。

The door flipped² open. "So, did you hear my song I sang for you?" Dylan rasped. Then he drove off.

车门滑开了。“喂，你听到我为你唱的歌了吗？”依旧是迪伦沙哑的声音。然后车就开走了。

When Jobs tells the tale, he does a pretty good impression of Dylan's voice.

当乔布斯讲到这段故事的时候，他表示非常欣赏迪伦的嗓音。

"He's one of my all-time heroes," Jobs recalled.

他回忆道：“他是我心目中经久不衰的英雄之一。

"My love for him has grown over the years, it's ripened³.

我对他的喜爱随着时间而生长，现在已经成熟。

I can't figure out how he did it when he was so young."

我无法想象他在那么年轻时就取得了成功。”

A few months after seeing him in concert, Jobs came up with a grandiose⁴ plan.

在演唱会见到迪伦之后的几个月，乔布斯想到了一个伟大的计划。

The iTunes Store should offer a digital "boxed set" of every Dylan song every recorded,

iTunes商店将推出一套迪伦的打包专辑，里面收录了迪伦的每一首歌曲，

more than seven hundred in all, for $199.

总共超过700首，售价199美元。

Jobs would be the curator of Dylan for the digital age.

乔布斯将成为迪伦进军数字时代的监护人。

But Andy Lack of Sony, which was Dylan's label, was in no mood to make a deal without some serious concessions⁵ regarding iTunes.

但是迪伦的唱片公司属于索尼，而索尼的安迪·拉克对这笔生意并不感兴趣，除非iTunes作出一些让步。

In addition, Lack felt the price was too low and would cheapen Dylan.

另外，拉克认为199美元的价格太低了，贬低了迪伦的价值。

"Bob is a national treasure," said Lack, "and Steve wanted him on iTunes at a price that commoditized him."

拉克说：“鲍勃是国家级的珍宝，而乔布斯要把他的作品以一个低价放进iTunes，把他商品化。”

It got to the heart of the problems that Lack and other record executives were having with Jobs:

这就触及了拉克和其他唱片业高层人士与乔布斯争论的核心：

He was getting to set the price points, not them. So Lack said no.

是乔布斯成了价格制定者，而不是他们。所以拉克拒绝了乔布斯的合作建议。

1 screeched   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• She screeched her disapproval. 她尖叫着不同意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The car screeched to a stop. 汽车嚓的一声停住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

3 ripened   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They're collecting the ripened reddish berries. 他们正采集熟了的淡红草莓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The branches bent low with ripened fruits. 成熟的果实压弯了树枝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 grandiose   

adj.宏伟的，宏大的，堂皇的，铺张的

参考例句：

• His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.他那种夸大的举止给第一次遇见他的人留下了深刻的印象。
• As the fog vanished,a grandiose landscape unfolded before the tourists.雾气散去之后，一幅壮丽的景观展现在游客面前。

5 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。