乔布斯传 第205期:像一块滚石(2)

 　　Sculley briefly¹ noted² that in that role, Jobs would play the part of "global visionary."

　　斯卡利简要提到，乔布斯将在这个职位上发挥“全球架构师”的作用，

　　But he didn't acknowledge Jobs's presence.

　　说到这里时，他依旧无视乔布斯的存在。

　　There was a smattering of awkward applause.

　　介绍完毕，会场响起了稀稀拉拉的掌声。

　　Jobs stayed home for the next few days, blinds drawn³, his answering machine on, seeing only his girlfriend, Tina Redse.

　　接下来的几天时间，乔布斯都待在家里，拉下百叶窗，电话直接转入答录机，只见自己的女友蒂娜·莱德斯。

　　For hours on end he sat there playing his Bob Dylan tapes, especially "The Times They Are a-Changin.'"

　　鲍勃·迪伦的磁带一放好几小时不停，尤其是《时代在变》。

　　He had recited the second verse the day he unveiled the Macintosh to the Apple shareholders⁴ sixteen months earlier.

　　16个月前，他向苹果公司的股东掲开麦金塔的面纱时，朗诵了这首歌的第二段歌词。

　　That verse ended nicely: "For the loser now. Will be later to win..."

　　歌词的结尾很棒：“现在的失败者，会成为以后的赢家...”

　　A rescue squad⁵ from his former Macintosh posse arrived to dispel⁶ the gloom on Sunday night, led by Andy Hertzfeld and Bill Atkinson.

　　周日晚上，安迪·赫茨菲尔德和比尔·阿特金森以及前麦金塔团队的一小组人来到乔布斯家，想为他驱散阴霾。

　　Jobs took a while to answer their knock,

　　乔布斯隔了好一会儿才给他们开门，

　　and then he led them to a room next to the kitchen that was one of the few places with any furniture.

　　把他们带进了厨房边上的一个房间，这是他家为数不多的有家具的角落。

　　With Redse's help, he served some vegetarian⁷ food he had ordered.

　　在莱德斯的帮助下，他给他们端上了自己叫来的素食外卖。

1 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 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

5 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

6 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

7 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。