史蒂文·Jobs 08

[00:20.53]史蒂文·Jobs（Steven Jobs）
[00:34.22]词汇扫描
[00:38.48]Fortune 财富杂志
[00:42.73]Silicon¹ Valley 硅谷
[00:47.35]authorized³ 授权的
[00:53.83]Much has been made of Jobs' aggressive
[00:56.68]and demanding personality.
[00:59.05]Fortune noted⁴ that he
[01:01.00]"is considered one of Silicon Valley's leading egomaniacs."
[01:06.57]Commentaries on his temperamental style
[01:09.16]can be found in Mike Moritz's The Little Kingdom,
[01:13.99]one of the few authorized biographies of Jobs;
[01:18.48]Jeffrey S. Young's unauthorized Steve Jobs:
[01:23.03]The Journey Is the Reward;
[01:25.20]the aforementioned The Second Coming of Steve Jobs,
[01:29.00]by Alan Deutschman; and iCon²:
[01:32.96]Steve Jobs, by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon.
[01:39.14]讲解
[02:28.61]Much has been made of Jobs' aggressive
[02:31.33]and demanding personality.
[02:39.59]Fortune noted that he
[02:41.19]"is considered one of Silicon Valley's leading egomaniacs."
[02:53.23]Commentaries on his temperamental style
[02:55.79]can be found in Mike Moritz's The Little Kingdom,
[03:00.62]one of the few authorized biographies of Jobs;
[03:15.59]Jeffrey S. Young's unauthorized Steve Jobs:
[03:20.24]The Journey Is the Reward;
[03:27.16]the aforementioned The Second Coming of Steve Jobs,
[03:30.77]by Alan Deutschman;
[03:36.59]and iCon:
[03:38.47]Steve Jobs, by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon.
[03:54.92]多学一点
[03:58.92]Fortune 《财富》
[04:02.48]《福布斯》(Forbes)
[04:04.44]《商业周刊》(Business Week)
[04:10.79]silicon valley  硅谷
[04:23.17]authorize  授权，批准
[04:27.15]The local government
[04:28.34]authorized the construction of a new airport.
[04:35.60]authority  权力，权威，权势
[04:42.01]Who gave you authority to do this?
[04:47.60]stop - format⁵ it
[04:48.47]Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
[04:50.35]Crash it, change it, mailt - upgrade it
[04:52.27]Charge it, pawn⁶ it, zoom⁷ it, press it
[04:54.10]Snap it, work it, quick - erase⁸ it
[04:55.99]Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
[05:00.22]词汇扫描
[05:03.83]point out 指出
[05:07.74]suit to 与…相称
[05:12.30]bent⁹ 爱好
[05:15.95]reposs 收回
[05:22.10]In iCon: Steve Jobs the authors point out that Paul Jobs,
[05:28.47]his father by adoption¹⁰, was also known for his aggressive side:
[05:34.08]"Paul was soon hired as a kind of strongarm man
[05:37.96]by a finance company
[05:39.54]that sought help collecting on auto¹¹ loans
[05:42.65]-an early repo man.
[05:45.38]Both his bulk and his aggressive personality
[05:49.06]were well suited to this somewhat dangerous pursuit,
[05:52.77]and his mechanical bent enabled him
[05:55.88]to pick the locks of the cars he had to repossess
[05:59.74]and hot-wire them if necessary."
[06:04.22]讲解
[06:45.47]In iCon: Steve Jobs the authors point out that Paul Jobs,
[06:51.48]his father by adoption, was also known for his aggressive side:
[07:06.68]"Paul was soon hired as a kind of strongarm man
[07:10.10]by a finance company
[07:11.92]that sought help collecting on auto loans
[07:15.14]-an early repo man.
[07:25.39]Both his bulk and his aggressive personality
[07:28.40]were well suited to this somewhat dangerous pursuit,
[07:38.81]and his mechanical bent enabled him
[07:41.45]to pick the locks of the cars he had to repossess
[07:45.14]and hot-wire them if necessary."
[08:04.28]多学一点
[08:09.30]point out  指出
[08:11.38]He pointed¹² out the mistake to me.
[08:15.66]point to  指着
[08:18.86]He pointed to the mountain far away.
[08:23.56]point at  指着
[08:26.81]The teacher pointed at the blackboard and said,
[08:30.28]'You must look carefully'.
[08:36.44]suit to  与…相称，使适合于
[08:40.87]He tried to suit his speech to his audience.
[08:47.91]bent  倾向，爱好
[08:53.12]He has a bent for art.
[09:02.08]decide
[09:04.17]I was bent on going to the theater.
[09:10.07]repossess
[09:11.21]possess  拥有，占有
[09:14.53]re- 再，又
[09:20.34]repossess  收回，复得
[09:24.24]He repossessed the cup
[09:25.65]after selling it twenty years ago now.
[09:33.55]hot wire
[09:58.61]原音重现
[10:01.81]Much has been made of Jobs' aggressive
[10:04.47]and demanding personality.
[10:06.81]Fortune noted that he
[10:08.70]"is considered one of Silicon Valley's leading egomaniacs."
[10:14.30]Commentaries on his temperamental style
[10:17.02]can be found in Mike Moritz's The Little Kingdom,
[10:21.79]one of the few authorized biographies of Jobs;
[10:25.80]Jeffrey S. Young's unauthorized Steve Jobs:
[10:30.93]The Journey Is the Reward;
[10:33.03]the aforementioned The Second Coming of Steve Jobs,
[10:36.81]by Alan Deutschman; and iCon:
[10:40.71]Steve Jobs, by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon.
[10:47.90]In iCon: Steve Jobs the authors point out that Paul Jobs,
[10:53.67]his father by adoption, was also known for his aggressive side:
[10:59.08]"Paul was soon hired as a kind of strongarm man
[11:03.35]by a finance company
[11:04.75]that sought help collecting on auto loans
[11:08.02]-an early repo man.
[11:10.57]Both his bulk and his aggressive personality
[11:14.33]were well suited to this somewhat dangerous pursuit,
[11:18.12]and his mechanical bent enabled him
[11:21.15]to pick the locks of the cars he had to repossess
[11:24.93]and hot-wire them if necessary."
[11:29.14]Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it
[11:30.96]Snap it, work it, quick - erase it
[11:32.77]Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
[11:34.70]Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it
[11:36.61]Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
[11:38.44]Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it
[11:40.27]Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
[11:42.16]Turn it, leave it, stop - format it
[11:52.63]谢谢收听

1 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

6 pawn   

n.典当，抵押，小人物，走卒；v.典当，抵押

参考例句：

• He is contemplating pawning his watch.他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
• It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。

7 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。

8 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

9 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

10 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

11 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

12 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。