乔布斯传 第562:鲍勃·迪伦(4)

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By 2006, however, Lack had stepped aside as the CEO of what was by then Sony BMG, and Jobs reopened negotiations¹.

不过，到2006年，拉克卸任索尼BMG的CEO，乔布斯开始了新一轮谈判。

He sent Dylan an iPod with all of his songs on it,

他寄给迪伦一台iPod，里面装着迪伦所有的歌曲，

and he showed Rosen the type of marketing² campaign that Apple could mount.

然后他向罗森介绍了苹果的营销计划。

In August he announced a grand deal.

8月，他宣布了这一重大交易。

It allowed Apple to sell the $199 digital boxed set of all the songs Dylan ever recorded,

迪伦允许苹果以199美元的价格打包出售他录制过的所有歌曲，

plus the exclusive right to offer Dylan's new album, Modern Times, for pre-release orders.

再额外提供他的最新专辑《摩登时代》的抢先预定。

"Bob Dylan is one of the most respected poets and musicians of our time,

“鲍勃·迪伦是我们这个时代最值得尊敬的诗人和音乐家之一，

and he is a personal hero of mine," Jobs said at the announcement.

而且他也是我个人的偶像。”乔布斯宣布说。

The 773-track set included forty-two rarities,

这套773首歌的专辑还收录了42首稀有作品，

such as a 1961 tape of "Wade³ in the Water" made in a Minnesota hotel,

比如1961年在明尼苏达州的一间酒店录制的《涉水而行》，

a 1962 version of "Handsome Molly" from a live concert at the Gaslight Café in Greenwich Village,

1962年格林尼治村煤气灯咖啡馆现场音乐会版本的《英俊的莫利》

the truly awesome⁴ rendition of "Mr. Tambourine⁵ Man" from the 1964 Newport Folk Festival (Jobs's favorite),

1964年纽波特民摇音乐节上现场弹唱的《铃鼓先生》（这也是乔布斯最喜欢的一个版本）；

and an acoustic⁶ version of "Outlaw⁷ Blues⁸" from 1965.

还有1965年的《歹徒布鲁斯》清唱版本。

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

4 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

5 tambourine   

n.铃鼓，手鼓

参考例句：

• A stew without an onion is like a dance without a tambourine.烧菜没有洋葱就像跳舞没有手鼓。
• He is really good at playing tambourine.他很擅长演奏铃鼓。

6 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。

7 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

8 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。