《名人传记》之乔布斯遗失的访谈61:Web开启IT行业新大门

 　　So I guess... I think the web, if we look back 10 years back now.

　　如果将来回顾计算机发展历史

　　The web is going to be a defining technology a defining social moment for computing¹.

　　web技术必然成为重要的里程碑

　　I think it's going to be huge and I think it brews² a whole new generation of life into personal computing, I think it's going to be huge.

　　它的潜力很大，会吸引更多年轻人进入计算机行业

　　And you are making software that …

　　你们正在开发…

　　Of course, so is everybody, I mean forget about what we are doing, as an industry, the web is going to open a whole new door to this industry.

　　不仅是我们，Web为IT行业开启了新的大门。

　　It's another one of those things that it's obvious once it happens, but 5 years ago, who would have guessed?

　　放在5年之前，谁能想象得到呢？

　　That's right. Isn't this a wonderful place we are in.

　　没错，多么奇妙的行业呀！

　　I was keen to know about Steve's passion,

　　我很想知道Steve的工作热情来自哪里？

　　what drove him?

　　是什么在激励他？

　　I read an article when I was very young, in the Scientific American,

　　我小时候读过《科学美国人》杂志的一篇文章

　　and it measures the efficiency of locomotion³ for various species on the planet.

　　杂志比较了地球上不同物种的移动效率

　　So for you know for bear, Chimpanzee, raccoons and birds, and fish,

　　比如熊、猩猩、浣熊、鸟类、鱼类等

　　how many calories per kilometer they spend to move, and humans was measured too, the condor⁴ won,

　　计算它们每移动一公里消耗的热量，还有人类，最后秃鹫赢了

　　it was the most efficient, and the mankind, the crowned creation, came in with rather unimpressive showing about 3rd way down the list,

　　它的移动效率最高，作为万物之灵的人类，排在倒数第几位

　　but somebody there had the brilliance⁵ to test a human riding a bicycle,

　　但是杂志特地测量了人类骑自行车的效率

　　blew away the condor, all the way off the charts,

　　结果把秃鹫远远甩在了身后

　　and I remember this really had an impact on me.

　　在排名上遥遥领先。这篇文章给我留下了深刻的印象

　　I really remember this - humans were tool builders,

　　人类擅长发明工具

　　and we build tools that can dramatically amplify⁶ our human abilities.

　　工具够赋予我们奇妙的能力

1 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

2 brews   

n.（尤指某地酿造的）啤酒( brew的名词复数 )；酿造物的种类；（茶）一次的冲泡量；（不同思想、环境、事件的）交融v.调制( brew的第三人称单数 )；酝酿；沏（茶）；煮（咖啡）

参考例句：

• He brews beer at home. 他在家里酿造啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They produce the country's best brews of beer. 他们生产该国的佳酿啤酒。 来自辞典例句

3 locomotion   

n.运动，移动

参考例句：

• By land,air or sea,birds are masters of locomotion.无论是通过陆地，飞越空中还是穿过海洋，鸟应算是运动能手了。
• Food sources also elicit oriented locomotion and recognition behavior patterns in most insects.食物源也引诱大多数昆虫定向迁移和识别行为。

4 condor   

n.秃鹰；秃鹰金币

参考例句：

• The condor soars above the mountain heights.禿鹰翱翔于高山之上。
• A condor prepares to fly in Colombia.一只兀鹰在哥伦比亚准备振翅高飞。

5 brilliance   

n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智

参考例句：

• I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。

6 amplify   

vt.放大，增强；详述，详加解说

参考例句：

• The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司。
• Please amplify your remarks by giving us some examples.请举例详述你的话。