《名人传记》之乔布斯一代创意天才133:苹果公司正式上市(在线收听

   On December 12, 1980,

  在1980年12月12日
  Apple went public.
  苹果电脑公司正式上市
  It's 4.6 million shares of stock
  开市价22美元
  opened at $22
  而价值460万美元的股票
  and sold out in minutes.
  在数分钟内卖光
  When the stock market closed that day,
  当日收市时,
  the company was worth $1.7 billion.
  苹果电脑公司的市值达17亿美元
  When Apple went public it was the largest new stock offering,
  苹果电脑公司上市时
  initial public offering, in 15 years
  是15年来首次上市最大的新股
  and to have this kind of visible success in 1980 at a time
  而且还要是在1980年
  when America was suffering economically
  美国经济低迷的时候
  was really quite a sensation.
  有这么大的成功,对市场来说是个大震撼
  And Steve Jobs, the day that Apple's stock went public,
  乔布斯在苹果电脑公司上市那天
  December 12th, 1980,
  即是1980年12月12日
  Steve Jobs, his net worth on paper,
  杂志上报道他的个人净值
  was over $200 million.
  已经超过2亿美元
  He was 25 years old at the time.
  而他当时只不过25岁
  Steve Jobs early became
  乔布斯很早已成为
  the face of Apple
  苹果电脑的代言人
  and everybody sort of emulated
  所有人都想好像这位
  this young cocky guy
  充满自信的年轻人
  that made this company happen.
  那样创造成功的公司
  Another crucial contribution
  乔布斯在苹果电脑公司的初期
  that Steve Jobs made in the early years of Apple was
  作出的另一个重大贡献
  when he saw the future of computing.
  就是他看见电脑的未来发展
  When Steve and some of his Apple colleagues
  乔布斯和数个苹果同事
  visited Xerox's research center
  参观了施乐公司
  in Palo Alto
  在帕罗奥图的研究中心
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