乔布斯传 第219期:海盗弃船(9)

 　　When a guy from the facilities team went to Jobs's office to pack up his belongings¹,

　　当后勤部门的一个家伙去乔布斯办公室整理他的物品时，

　　he saw a picture frame on the floor.

　　发现地上有一个相框。

　　It contained a photograph of Jobs and Sculley in warm conversation,

　　里面是一张照片，照片上乔布斯和斯卡利正在热烈交谈，

　　with an inscription² from seven months earlier:

　　下面的题词是7个月前写的：

　　"Here's to Great Ideas, Great Experiences, and a Great Friendship! John."

　　“致伟大的想法、伟大的经历，和一段伟大的友谊！约翰”。

　　The glass frame was shattered. Jobs had hurled³ it across the room before leaving.

　　玻璃镜框已被摔碎。乔布斯在离开时把它扔到了地上。

　　From that day, he never spoke⁴ to Sculley again.

　　从那天起，他再没有跟斯卡利说过一句话。

　　乔布斯传

　　Apple's stock went up a full point, or almost 7%, when Jobs's resignation was announced.

　　苹果公司宣布乔布斯辞职的消息后，其股价立刻上涨了1美元，涨幅接近7%。

　　"East Coast stockholders always worried about California flakes⁵ running the company,"

　　“东海岸的股东总是担心这些不靠谱的加利福尼亚人来经营公司,”

　　explained the editor of a tech stock newsletter.

　　一位科技股票通讯的编辑解释说，

　　"Now with both Wozniak and Jobs out, those shareholders⁶ are relieved."

　　“现在，沃兹尼亚克和乔布斯都走了，这些股东都松了口气。”

　　But Nolan Bushnell, the Atari founder⁷ who had been an amused mentor⁸ ten years earlier, told Time that Jobs would be badly missed.

　　然而雅达利公司的创始人、10年前便成为乔布斯良师益友的诺兰·布什内尔对《时代》杂志表示，他们会非常想念乔布斯。

　　"Where is Apple's inspiration going to come from? Is Apple going to have all the romance of a new brand of Pepsi?"

　　“苹果的灵感将从哪里来？百事可乐味道的苹果还能有美妙的传奇吗？”

1 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

2 inscription   

n.（尤指石块上的）刻印文字，铭文，碑文

参考例句：

• The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
• He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。

3 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

6 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

7 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

8 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。