万花筒 2011-10-08&10-10 60秒回顾苹果教父乔布斯生平

 Inventor, icon¹, genius. Steve Jobs gave Silicon² Valley its identity. Sparked an "i" craze and maybe unbelievable portable.

 

1976

 

Jobs, a college dropout³, teams up with a friend to build the world‘s first Apple computer in his California garage.

 

1984

 

The Macintosh is unveiled, redefining the personal computer.

 

1985

 

The unthinkable. Jobs is fired and starts a new computer company NeXT.

 

1997

 

Jobs returns as Apple CEO.

 

2000

 

Apple names him permanent CEO. Black turtleneck and wire glasses--his trademark⁴ image as a leader.

 

2001

 

The music industry forever change with the iPod, iTunes follows. Billions of songs are downloaded.

 

2007

 

Jobs captures the world’s attention again with the iPhone. They make an app for everything.

 

2010

 

The iPad. Jobs latest creation, the fast-selling technological⁵ device ever.

 

August 2011

 

An announcement: Jobs resigning as chief executive. 

 

Now, no longer CEO, but forever the face of Apple.

1 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

2 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

3 dropout   

n.退学的学生；退学；退出者

参考例句：

• There is a high dropout rate from some college courses.有些大学课程的退出率很高。
• In the long haul,she'll regret having been a school dropout.她终归会后悔不该中途辍学。

4 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

5 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。