乔布斯传 第364期:向库比蒂诺蹒跚前进(11)

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　　Instead of appearing from the wings of the stage, Jobs walked in from the rear of the auditorium² and ambled³ down the aisle⁴. 乔布斯没有从恻面上台，而是从礼堂后面走进来，穿过走道登上舞台。

　　Amelio had told the gathering⁵ that Jobs would be too tired to say anything, but by then he had been energized⁶ by the applause. 阿梅里奥之前告诉大家乔布斯可能太累了不会讲话，但是到那时乔布斯已经被掌声振奋了。

　　"I'm very excited," Jobs said. "I'm looking forward to get to reknow some old colleagues." “我非常激动，”他说，“我期待着重新认识一些老同事。”

　　Louise Kehoe of the Financial Times came up to the stage afterward⁷ and asked Jobs, 《金融时报》的路易丝·基欧之后上台向乔布斯提问，

　　sounding almost accusatory, whether he was going to end up taking over Apple. 听起来几乎是指责一般，问他是否最终会接管苹果。

　　"Oh no, Louise," he said. "There are a lot of other things going on in my life now. I have a family. “噢，不会的，路易丝，”他说，“现在我的生活中有很多事情。我有家庭。

　　I am involved at Pixar. My time is limited, but I hope I can share some ideas." 我要参与皮克斯的业务。我的时间是有限的，但是我希望可以分享一些想法。”

　　The next day Jobs drove to Pixar. He had fallen increasingly in love with the place, 第二天，乔布斯开车去皮克斯。他越来越喜欢这个地方，

　　and he wanted to let the crew there know he was still going to be president and deeply involved. 他想让员工们知道他会继续担任总裁，并深度参与工作。

　　But the Pixar people were happy to see him go back to Apple part-time; a little less of Jobs's focus would be a good thing. 但是皮克斯的员工很高兴看到他要回苹果做兼职工作；乔布斯的关注少一些可能反而会是件好事。

　　He was useful when there were big negotiations⁸, but he could be dangerous when he had too much time on his hands. 当有重要谈判时他作用巨大，但是如果他有太多空闲时间就可能是危险的。

　　When he arrived at Pixar that day, he went to Lasseter's office 那天到了皮克斯以后，他去拉塞特的办公室，

　　and explained that even just being an advisor at Apple would take up a lot of his time. 解释说即使仅仅作为苹果的顾问，也会占用他很多时间。

　　He said he wanted Lasseter's blessing⁹. 他说他想得到拉塞特的祝福。

　　"I keep thinking about all the time away from my family this will cause, and the time away from the other family at Pixar," Jobs said. “我一直在想，这将导致我有很多时间不能陪伴家人，也有很多时间不能陪在另一个家--皮克斯，”乔布斯说，

　　"But the only reason I want to do it is that the world will be a better place with Apple in it." “但我想做这件事的唯一原因是，这个世界如果有苹果就会变得更好。”

　　Lasseter smiled gently. "You have my blessing," he said. 拉塞特温和地微笑着。“我祝福你。”他说。

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