Notes on key vocabulary in the English original of the biography of jobs (12) [chapter ten & eleven]

The Mac is Born: You Say You Want a Revolution And Jef Raskin’s Baby( baby )

1. thesis                     n. The paper , graduation ( Or degree ) The paper ; The thesis , argument ;( article ) The theme of ;
His 1967 dotoral thesis at U.C. San Diego argued( opinion , Think ) that computers should have graphical rather text-based interfaces.

2. manifesto               n. declaration 【 Communist Manifesto ：Communist Manifesto】
He also issued( publish ) occasional manifestos.

3. compact                 adj. concise , Tight , Compact    n. contract , contract    v. Make concise
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. Reluctantly ; hardly , Hardly any ; just ; only , Only
He barely survived and ended up with partial amnesia( amnesia ; Amnesia ).

5. quarter                   n. region , Administrative Area ,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. complex , Detailed ; Well made    v. Detailed instructions , Elaborate on ; Carefully made
When Hertzfeld looked puzzled, Tribble elaborated( Further explained ).

7. be subject to                      Dominated , be subordinate to ; Often suffer from ……; Yes …… Inclined
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. Unalterable
But these categories were not immutable, for Jobs could rapidly reverse himself.

9. amplitude                  n. The amplitude
In processing his input, they learned to reduce the amplitude of his high-frequency signals.

10. stroke                       v. appease    n. Stroke ; A blow, ; Bells
This made him masterful at cajoling, stroking, persuading, flattering, and intimidating people.

11. elevate                      v. Promotion , promote ; lift , mention ; Improve , increase ; Make your mood high , Make happy 【n.elevator The elevator 】
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( shrines ;[ Statues, etc ] base , Pedestal ; A respectable position ) and own you.

12. upside                       n. The good side 【upside When used as an adverb , The phrase upside down Means upside down 】
There were some upsides to Jobs’s demanding and wounding behavior.

13. rail                            vi. Complain    vt. take … Surround    n. Rail , orbital ; Railing , Handrail ; enclosure
Jobs repeatedly railed as he wandered the Apple corridors( corridor ).

14. back down                      give up , compromise
But Steve heard me out and backed down.

15. stand up to                     Face it bravely ; can stand ; resistance
I remembered being envious of Joanna, because she would stand up to Steve and I didn’t have the nerve yet …

16. barge into                       Rush in 【barge：n. Barge , Flat bottom cargo ship ; Magnificent yacht ;   v. Carry by barge ( goods ); Rush ; A collision 】
One day Jobs barged into the cubicle( Cubicle ) of one of Atkinson’s engineers and uttered his usual " This is a shit."

17. trade-off                         n. Balance , Coordinate ; compromise , compromise
… he explained to Steve the engineering trade-offs he’d made.

18. justify                             v. yes …… Justification for ; Yes …… Make an explanation ; Prove legal
Was all of his stromy and abusive behavior necessary? Probably not, nor was it justified(adj. Reasonable , Reasonably explained , For good reason ).