Notes on key words in the original English work biography of jobs (VI) [chapter three]

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1. flawed           adj. Defective
It was a flawed theory.

2. grill                v. Barbecue , Interrogation
Jobs grilled him.

3. recruit             v. Recruitment , To persuade , Mobilize
Jobs decided he should do the same, and he recruited Danile Kottke to go with him.

4. jovial                adj. Naturally cheerful , Blessed by the Lord
When Jobs told the folks at Atari that he was quitting to go search for a guru in India, the jovial Alcorn was amused.

5. eradicate           v. Eradicate
…, an epidemiologist( epidemiologist ) who was working to eradicate smallpax( Smallpox ).

6. philanthropic arm            Charity department
… , and who later ran Google’s philantropic arm …

7. impart                v. Teach , inform ; give , To give
By this point Jobs was no longer trying to find a guru who could impart wisdom, …

8. tide sb. over                        Help sb. Through a difficult time
He also gave Kottke the rest of his own money, $100, to tide him over.

9. enlightenment     n. enlightenment , enlightenment
It was a pursuit with many paths toward enlightenment.

10. interlude             n. episode ,( Two things 、 Between the two situations ) intermission ;( drama 、 Movies, etc ) interval
I took the whole thing as a kind of lighthearted interlude.

11. dais                       n. platform
…, he would sit on a dais.

12. tune out distractions          Ignore the outside disturbance
We learned how to tune out distractions.

13. ambient                 adj. The surrounding , Environmental
…, and taught us how to use ambient sounds to bring us back to focus on our meditation.

14. confide                   v. Entrustment , entrust ; Disclosure , Pour out
Jobs confided to close friends that he was driven by the pain he was feeling about being put up for adoption and not knowing about his birth parents.

15. haunt                        v. Lingering
The refrain( chorus ) includes the haunting chant( Haunting singing ) “Mama don’t go, Daddy come home.”

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16. hook                           v. Hook up   n. hook
…, and he was able to build a version that he hooked up to ( Connect to ) his home TV set.

17. defy                            v. resistance
…, defying the prevailing wisdom …

18. allegation                    n. charge ,( An unsubstantiated statement )
I don’t know where that allegation comes from…

19. rub off on                     infection , influence ; become stained with ; Because of friction …… Leave a mark on
That simplicity rubbed off on him and made him a very focused product person…