财富精英励志演讲92:在疯狂中我们看到了天才(12)

 　　You know where we're right now is we're shepherding some of the greatest assets in the computer industry. And if we want to move forward and see Apple healthy and prospering² again, we have to let go of a few things here. We have to let go of this notion that for Apple to win Microsoft has to lose. We have to embrace the notion that for Apple to win, Apple has to do a really good job. And if others are going to help us, that's great. Because we need all the help we can get. And if we screw up or we don't do a good job, it's not somebody else's fault. It's our fault. So I think that's a very important perspective. I think, if we want Microsoft Office on the Mac, we'd better treat the company that puts it out with a little bit of gratitude³. We like their software. So, the era of setting this up as a competition between Apple and Microsoft is over as far as I'm concerned. This is about getting Apple healthy and this is about Apple being able to make incredibly great contributions to the industry to get healthy and prosper¹ again.

　　你知道，我们现在做的，是我们对计算机行业最伟大资产的引导。如果我们想要继续前进，看到苹果公司重获健康与繁荣，我们就必须在这里放下一些事情，我们必须放弃苹果要贏而微软就得输的这种观念。我们必须怀揣着让苹果重新获胜这一信念，苹果必须去做到极致。如果其他人也愿意帮助我们，那就太棒了，因为我们需要一切我们能获得的帮助。但如果是我们自己搞砸了，自己的工作没有做好，那么那不是任何人的错，而是我们自己的错。所以我们想这是一个非常重要的认识，如果我们想要微软办公软件在Mac电脑上运行，我们就最好对微软公司抱一点感激之情。我们中意他们的软件。在此之前，这个时代一直被视为是苹果和微软之间竞争的时代。在我看来，这样的时代已经过去了。这是关于让苹果获得健康发展的事，这是关于让苹果可能为这个领域带来不可估量的伟大贡献的亊，这是关于让苹果重获健康和繁荣的事。

1 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

2 prospering   

成功，兴旺( prosper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Our country is thriving and prospering day by day. 祖国日益繁荣昌盛。
• His business is prospering. 他生意兴隆。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。