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《乔布斯传》英文原著重点词汇笔记(十二)【 chapter ten & eleven】
2022-07-05 19:49:00 【YouthUpward】
The Mac is Born: You Say You Want a Revolution 之 Jef Raskin’s Baby(宝贝)
1. thesis n. 论文,毕业(或学位)论文;论题,论点;(文章)的主题;
His 1967 dotoral thesis at U.C. San Diego argued(主张,认为) that computers should have graphical rather text-based interfaces.
2. manifesto n.宣言【共产党宣言:Communist Manifesto】
He also issued(发表) occasional manifestos.
3. compact adj.简洁的,紧密的,紧凑的 n.合同,契约 v.使简洁
When Steve turned the Mac into a compact version of Lisa, it made it into a computing platform instead of a consumer electronic device.
4. barely adv. 勉强才能;几乎不,几乎没有;刚刚;仅仅,只有
He barely survived and ended up with partial amnesia(记忆缺失;遗忘症).
5. quarter n.地区,办公区,1/4
By early 1981 the Mac team had grown to about twenty, and Jobs decided that they should have bigger quarters.
The Reality Distortion Field: Playing by His Own Set of Rules
6. elaborate adj. 复杂的,详尽的;精心制作的 v. 详细说明,详尽阐述;精心制作
When Hertzfeld looked puzzled, Tribble elaborated(进一步解释道).
7. be subject to 受支配,从属于;常遭受……;有……倾向的
Even in small everyday rebellions, such as not putting a license plate on his car and parking it in handicapped spaces, he acted as if he were not subject to the strictures around him.
8. immutable adj.不可改变的
But these categories were not immutable, for Jobs could rapidly reverse himself.
9. amplitude n.振幅
In processing his input, they learned to reduce the amplitude of his high-frequency signals.
10. stroke v.安抚 n.中风;一击;钟声
This made him masterful at cajoling, stroking, persuading, flattering, and intimidating people.
11. elevate v. 提拔,提升;抬起,提起;提高,增加;使情绪高昂,使兴高采烈【n.elevator 电梯】
Knowing that he can crush you makes you feel weakened and eager for his approval, so then he can elevate you and put you on a pedestal(神坛;[雕像等的]底座,基座;受人尊敬的地位) and own you.
12. upside n.好的一面【upside作副词时,短语upside down意为颠倒】
There were some upsides to Jobs’s demanding and wounding behavior.
13. rail vi.抱怨 vt.将…围起来 n.铁轨,轨道;栏杆,扶手;围栏
Jobs repeatedly railed as he wandered the Apple corridors(走廊).
14. back down 放弃,让步
But Steve heard me out and backed down.
15. stand up to 勇敢地面对;经得起;抵抗
I remembered being envious of Joanna, because she would stand up to Steve and I didn’t have the nerve yet …
16. barge into 冲进【barge:n. 驳船,平底载货船;华丽大游艇; v. 用驳船运载(货物);猛闯;冲撞】
One day Jobs barged into the cubicle(小隔间) of one of Atkinson’s engineers and uttered his usual " This is a shit."
17. trade-off n. 平衡,协调;妥协,让步
… he explained to Steve the engineering trade-offs he’d made.
18. justify v.是……的正当理由;对……作出解释;证明合法
Was all of his stromy and abusive behavior necessary? Probably not, nor was it justified(adj.合乎情理的,合理解释的,有正当理由的).
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