乔布斯传 第240期:盖茨和NeXT

 　　Gates and NeXT

　　盖茨和NeXT

　　Bill Gates was not a soul mate.

　　比尔·盖茨跟乔布斯性情并不相投。

　　Jobs had convinced him to produce software applications for the Macintosh,

　　乔布斯曾说服盖茨为麦金塔做软件应用，

　　which had turned out to be hugely profitable for Microsoft.

　　最后给微软带来了丰厚利润。

　　But Gates was one person who was resistant¹ to Jobs's reality distortion field,

　　但是，比尔·盖茨抗拒乔布斯的现实扭曲力场，

　　and as a result he decided² not to create software tailored for the NeXT platform.

　　因此，他决定不为NeXT平台开发专门软件。

　　Gates went to California to get periodic demonstrations³, but each time he came away unimpressed.

　　盖茨会定期到加利福尼亚州看NeXT的演示，但是每次他都不以为然。

　　"The Macintosh was truly unique,

　　“麦金塔真的是独一无二，

　　but I personally don't understand what is so unique about Steve's new computer," he told Fortune.

　　但是我个人不太理解史蒂夫的新电脑有什么特别之处。”盖茨对《财富》杂志表示。

　　乔布斯传

　　Part of the problem was that the rival titans were congenitally unable to be deferential⁴ to each other.

　　造成这种情况的部分原因在于，这两位彼此竞争的巨头无法做到互相恭敬。

　　When Gates made his first visit to NeXT's Palo Alto headquarters, in the summer of 1987,

　　1987年夏天，盖茨第一次造访NeXT公司位于帕洛奥图的总部，

　　Jobs kept him waiting for a half hour in the lobby,

　　乔布斯让他在大堂里等了半个小时，

　　even though Gates could see through the glass walls that Jobs was walking around having casual conversations.

　　盖茨甚至透过玻璃墙看到了乔布斯只是在里面走来走去地闲谈。

　　"I'd gone down to NeXT and I had the Odwalla, the most expensive carrot juice, and I'd never seen tech offices so lavish,"

　　“我到NeXT，喝了最贵的奥德瓦拉牌胡萝卜汁，见识了如此豪华的科技企业办公室，”

　　Gates recalled, shaking his head with just a hint of a smile.

　　盖茨回忆道，带着一抹笑容摇了摇头，

　　"And Steve comes a half hour late to the meeting."

　　“我们的会面史蒂夫迟到了半个小时。”

1 resistant   

adj.(to)抵抗的，有抵抗力的

参考例句：

• Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。
• They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

4 deferential   

adj. 敬意的，恭敬的

参考例句：

• They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
• I am deferential and respectful in the presence of artists.我一向恭敬、尊重艺术家。