史蒂夫乔布斯：改变世界的力量(3)

 He was about humanizing technology in a way that made it extraordinarily¹ easy and it was an absolutely joy and pleasure to use.

他致力于将科技人性化，让其变得无与伦比地便捷，使操作变成一种享受和乐趣。

His gut² instinct was his genius. And it's absolutely unteachable.

他的天才之处在于精准的直觉，而这些是学不来的。

It's rare when someone can affect your life in such a personal way and you don't know them at all. 

很少有人能以这样个人的方式，影响到你的生活，而你根本不认识这些人

Genius is not about making complicated things. It's about making complicated things very simple. 

天才不在于把事物复杂化，而在于把复杂事物变简单。

Making things simple and beautiful, that was the genius of Steve Jobs from the very start.

让产品简洁而富有美感，这便是史蒂夫?乔布斯的初衷。

He was born in 1955 to a pair of unmarried graduate students, intellectuals who put him up for adoption³. 

1955年 乔布斯出生，父母是一对未婚研究生情侣，他们把他送人抚养。

He grew up with a loving, working-class couple in California's Silicon⁴ Valley. Just like Harry⁵ Potter, Steve Jobs realized that he was a wizard.

他在加州硅谷一个和睦美满的工薪家庭中长大,和哈利·波特一样 史蒂夫·乔布斯意识到自己是个魔法师.

1 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

2 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

3 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。

4 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。

5 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。