2007年VOA标准英语-Amar Bose: Hi-Fidelity to Higher Education

By Niharika Acharya
Boston, MA
12 January 2007
 
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Out of necessity comes innovation. As a young man, entrepreneur Amar Bose bought a new stereo system but was unhappy with the sound quality. His disappointment inspired him to create the Bose Corporation, which, to this day, is among the leading manufacturers of audio equipment. Jim Bertel narrates¹ this profile of the man behind the Bose Corporation.

 
Amar Bose
Bose is a name synonymous with great sound. Bose home theater systems, speakers, and headphones are coveted² by many for their life-like reproduction of sound. The man behind that technology is Indian-American Amar Bose, founder³ and Chairman of the Bose Corporation. At the Bose headquarters in the northeastern state of Massachusetts, the 77-year-old founder continues to innovate⁴.

"It's a great pleasure to push towards the unknown and see if you can go beyond the borders of what we know now," he says.

Amar Bose has much to be proud of:  He ranks among Forbes Magazine's 400 richest Americans and he holds more than two dozen patents in the field of acoustics⁵. Even in creating his corporation in 1964, Bose was a trailblazer.

"I set up a few policies that were pretty unusual at that time and they had an effect on the company.  One was there would be no retirement⁶ age. Only two conditions: If you want to work and if you can work. That was a policy in 1964. That was almost unheard of at that time.

Four decades later, the Bose Corporation continues to be a private company where a sizable percentage of its profits are reinvested in research. 

 
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Amar Bose has another passion: teaching. Bose studied electrical engineering at the prestigious⁷ Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then taught there until 2000.

"I worked very hard. I had 35 teachers under me and I had chosen the best. I was given the freedom to choose from the entire faculty⁸ and did the teaching in a very different way."

That approach was a hit with students. MIT Professor David Perreault says, "He was a marvelous lecturer in, not only that he could cover the entire length of technical detail, but also surround that with anecdotes⁹ and stories that really let you see the big picture about engineering and how you should pursue ideas."

The son of an Indian immigrant, Amar Bose was born in Philadelphia in 1929. Eight decades later he continues to develop new products and shows no signs of slowing down.

1 narrates   

v.故事( narrate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It narrates the unconstitutional acts of James II. 它历数了詹姆斯二世的违法行为。 来自辞典例句
• Chapter three narrates the economy activity which Jew return the Occident. 第三章讲述了犹太人重返西欧后的经济活动。 来自互联网

2 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。

5 acoustics   

n.声学，(复)音响效果，音响装置

参考例句：

• The acoustics of the new concert hall are excellent.这座新音乐厅的音响效果极好。
• The auditorium has comfortable seating and modern acoustics.礼堂里有舒适的座椅和现代化的音响设备。

6 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

7 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

8 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

9 anecdotes   

n.掌故，趣闻，轶事( anecdote的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor 关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事
• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman. 他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 来自《简明英汉词典》