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《名人传记》之乔布斯遗失的访谈59:软件正在释放不可思议的力量

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   Steve: You don't really want to hear about NeXT, do you?

  Steve: 你大概没兴趣听我聊NeXT吧?
  Yes, I do.
  我想听。
  You do? Okay, well... maybe the best things take so much time, I just tell you what NeXT is today.
  好吧。我直接说NeXT目前在做什么吧
  There hasn't been … clearly the innovation of computer industry is happening in software right now,
  很显然,计算机产业创新要靠软件
  and there hasn't been a revolution in how we create software in a long... (sneeze) Sorry.
  但是长久以来,软件开发方式没有本质变化。对不起
  The innovation in the industry is in software, and there hasn't ever been a real revolution how we created software, certainly nonetheless in 20 years .
  软件开发方式20年来一直没有变化
  As a matter of fact, it's getting worse.
  不但没有变化,反而越来越糟
  Well, Macintosh was a revolution for the end users to make it easier to use,
  降低了用户的使用难度,这是一项创举
  it was the opposite for the developer, the developer pays the price,
  但增加了程序员的工作难度
  and the software got more complicated to write,
  软件开发越来越复杂
  as it became easier to use for the end user, so software is impetrating everything we do these days, in businesses software is one of the most important pop competitive weapons.
  软件正在向各行各业渗透,成为重要的商业竞争武器
  I mean it's the most successful business war was MCI friends and family in the last 10 years, and what was that?
  MCI与AT&T十年来的竞争是就是最好的例证,MCI做了什么?
  It was a brilliant idea it was custom-billing software.
  不过是率先采用客户账单软件
  AT&T didn't respond for 18 months yielding millions of dollars for the market share to MCI.
  18个月内就抢走了AT&T数百万美元的市场份额
  Not because they are stupid, but because they couldn't get the billing software done.
  AT&T并非毫不知情,可就是搞不定客户账单软件
  So in ways like that, in smaller ways, software is becoming an incredible force in this world,
  软件正在释放不可思议的力量
  to provide new goods and services to people whether it's over the Internet or what have you, software is going to be a major enabler in our society.
  新的软件产品和软件服务将改变我们的社会

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0 complicated 9vjzzD     
adj.错综复杂的,麻烦的,结构复杂的
参考例句:
  • The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂,我理解不了它的意思。
  • This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。
0 ways 0ea77a57a4c9c3cfdf55835f3b221542     
n.方法;(做某事现有的)方法和资源;你不可能做到两全其美;(所说的话)不止一个意思;路( way的名词复数 );方法;方向;某方面
参考例句:
  • You can customize the software in several ways. 你可用几种方法按需要编制这个软件。
  • There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem. 解决这个问题有三种根本不同的方法。
0 nonetheless DHFxq     
adv.尽管如此,依然,然而
参考例句:
  • Though he's fool,I like him nonetheless.虽然他很笨,我仍然喜欢他。
  • His face is serious but nonetheless very friendly.他一脸严肃,但还是非常友好。
0 family tlDxB     
n.家;家庭;民族;家族
参考例句:
  • Four girls in your family!你们家有四个女孩!
  • Do you forget we are a family?你忘了我们是一个家族了吗?
0 most 9nczju     
adj.最多的(many,much的最高级)
参考例句:
  • Most students like pop songs.大多数学生喜欢流行歌曲。
  • Math is the most difficult.数学是最难的。
0 businesses 9a09e6ec9d67e3856d220f708ceb1508     
n.事情( business的名词复数 );商业;营业额;交易
参考例句:
  • The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses. 这帮歹徒向当地30多户商家勒索过钱财。
  • Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses. 费用由政府和当地企业均摊。
0 fact olRxe     
n.事实,实情,论据
参考例句:
  • It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
  • I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实,我明天是准备去那里。
0 months da36cfaf48b9e19896e23e1207040d1e     
n.月( month的名词复数 );一个月的时间;复数months: 数月;很长时间
参考例句:
  • Their marriage was annulled after just six months. 他们的婚姻仅过半年就宣告取消。
  • Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
0 internet xqGzJ6     
n.因特网;互联网络
参考例句:
  • You can find it on the Internet.你可以在因特网上找到它。
  • I surf the Internet two hours a day.我每天上网冲浪两个小时。
0 weapons b27a803ed346fbbf6d2e2eb88df1c51b     
n.武器,兵器( weapon的名词复数 );自卫[克敌制胜]的手段[行动];刀枪;兵戎
参考例句:
  • The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself. 人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
  • Chemical weapons are banned internationally. 国际上禁止使用化学武器。
0 millions dbe06ff4c910c39295673ca828a87fac     
n.数百万;百万( million的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job. 对数百万失业者来说,通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
0 software 0wRwi     
n.软件,程序设计
参考例句:
  • He bought a new software package.他买了一个新的软件包。
  • I wish I knew how the software is installed.我真希望我知道这个软件是如何安装的。
0 things e64c3132023b29762b354a750b474c53     
n.(个人的)用品;需要的东西;生物;事实;物( thing的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Things ain't what they used to be. 现在情况不比从前了。
  • Things have been going badly . 事情进展得不顺利。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 business 1ScyK     
n.商业, 买卖, 交易, 生意, 事情, 事物, 营业, 商行
参考例句:
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
0 friends jshz8t     
n.朋友( friend的名词复数 );资助者;同胞;指做傻事或烦人的事而说话者不认识的人
参考例句:
  • Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances . 克莱尔交游很广。
  • I expect he's out with his arty-farty friends. 我想他去会他那帮玩艺术的朋友了。
0 force QgDzQ     
n.力量,武力,影响力;v.强迫,强夺,加压力;[计算机]强制
参考例句:
  • I don't hold with the use of force.我不赞成使用武力。
  • We had to use force to get into the house.我们不得不强行进屋。
0 competitive yOkz5     
adj.竞争的,比赛的,好竞争的,有竞争力的
参考例句:
  • Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
  • These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 important wcIzI     
adj.重要的;重大的;严重的
参考例句:
  • It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
  • This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。
0 certainly rUDy7     
adv.当然,无疑;一定,肯定,必定
参考例句:
  • He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄!
  • Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。
0 stupid ttBwD     
adj.愚蠢的,笨拙的,麻木的,无趣味的;n.傻瓜
参考例句:
  • The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
  • He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。
0 best 8QAyJ     
adj.最好的(good和well最高级);adv.最好地;最
参考例句:
  • Summer is the best season.夏天是最好的季节。
  • I like blue best.我最喜欢蓝色。
0 pop dOuxT     
n.取出,砰然声,流行乐曲;adj.流行的,热门的,通俗的;v.取出,发出爆裂声,突然伸出
参考例句:
  • She is a lead singer in a pop group.她是流行歌曲演唱团体的最重要的歌手。
  • I know nothing about pop music.我对流行音乐一无所知。
0 opposite YIoxT     
adj.相对的,相反的,对面的;prep.对面
参考例句:
  • The post office is opposite (to) the station.邮局在车站的对面。
  • Black and white are opposite.黑与白是截然相反的。
0 create mzkxH     
vt.创造,造成
参考例句:
  • That would create a wrong impression.那将造成一种错误的印象。
  • The project will create up to 40 new jobs.这项工程将提供40个新的工作岗位。
0 brilliant DsKzr     
adj.光辉的,灿烂的;卓越的,才华横溢的
参考例句:
  • You should picture to yourself the brilliant future ahead of us.你该想象一下我们光明灿烂的前途。
  • It was such a brilliant piece of writing.这真是一篇才华横溢的文章。
0 going dsHzY9     
n.去,离去,地面(或道路)的状况,工作情况;(复数形式)goings: 行为;adj.进行中的,流行的,现存的
参考例句:
  • We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
  • He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
0 clearly cVKyU     
adj.清楚的;adv. 清楚地
参考例句:
  • I remember it quite clearly.这事我记得很清楚。
  • We clearly need to think again.我们显然需要重新考虑。
0 services 5iLzn5     
n.公共事业机构(或公司);(提供技术或帮助的)服务;宗教礼仪;礼拜仪式;服务( service的名词复数 );公共机构;业务;服役
参考例句:
  • arrangers of care services for the elderly 安排照料老人的筹划者
  • Social services keep lists of at-risk children . 社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。
0 billing billing     
记帐, 编制帐单
参考例句:
  • They sat there billing and cooing till after midnight. 他们坐在那里窃窃私语直到后半夜。
  • Since I was here the first time, I've been in touch with our Billing Department. 我第一次到这来过以后,一直和我们的收费部进行接触。
0 enabler 8319165fda4189a3c2ccf77a26933170     
[医]教唆者
参考例句:
  • Design for Assembly (DFA) is an important enabler in concurrent engineering. 摘要面向装配的设计是并行工程中的一项重要的使能技术。 来自互联网
  • The Spirit in the Old Testament is God as creator, controller, revealer, quickener, and enabler. 在旧约时期,上帝的灵是不断做工的,祂创造,掌管万有,启示,赐生命,赐能力给人。 来自互联网
0 really 9TqxT     
adv.真正地,实际上,实际上;很;实,其实
参考例句:
  • I really have to go.我确实得走了。
  • He's really a paper tiger.他实际上只是一个纸老虎。
0 users 9bc65c2abec141778ffaa729489f3e87     
用户,使用者( user的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
  • Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
0 matter cBExQ     
n.事情;问题;麻烦事,毛病
参考例句:
  • It is just a matter of time.这只是个时间问题。
  • This matter is very important.这件事很重要。
0 major hANxM     
n.主修,成年人,陆军少校;adj.主要的,较多的,大部份的;v.主修
参考例句:
  • His major is history.他主修历史。
  • The car needs major repairs.这辆汽车需要大修。
0 long M01xN     
adj.长的
参考例句:
  • Summer is the season of long days.夏天是日长的季节。
  • Winter is the season of long nights.冬季是夜长的季节。
0 maybe UBuxW     
adv.可能,大概,也许
参考例句:
  • Maybe your watch is slow.或许你的表慢了。
  • Maybe she has a boyfriend.也许她有男朋友。
0 mean PCUxz     
v.意指;指示
参考例句:
  • What do you mean by opening my letters?你打开我的信用意何在?
  • It does mean you have learned something.它意味着你学有所成。
0 market rBNxd     
n.市场;集市
参考例句:
  • The next market is on the 15th.下一次集市是15号。
  • There is no market for these goods.这些货物,没有销路。
0 successful Ishwe     
adj.成功的,一帆风顺的,飞黄腾达的
参考例句:
  • He was successful in his studies.他在学业上很成功。
  • Thanks to your help,we were successful.由于你的帮助,我们得以成功。
0 war whfwY     
n.战争;vi.作战
参考例句:
  • We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
  • The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。
0 because EQXyl     
conj.由于,因为
参考例句:
  • Because his car is old.因为他的汽车旧了。
  • He was late because of an accident.他是因事故而迟到的。
0 ever ZijzR     
adv.曾经;永远;不断地;在任何时候;究竟
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗?
  • I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮,永远漂亮。
0 becoming yyVzIE     
adj.(衣服等)相配的;合身的;合适的;与…相称的n.(变化过程的)形成,发生v.变为,成为( become的现在分词 );适合;使(人)显得漂亮;使好看
参考例句:
  • She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. 她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
  • It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. 他越来越难以靠他的工资维持生计了。
0 society YwWwr     
n.社会;社团
参考例句:
  • He lived a hard life in the old society.他在旧社会日子过得很苦。
  • How many people are there in your society?你们社团有多少人?
0 created e2fa538867c3830a859a5b17ab24644b     
adj.创造的v.创造( create的过去式和过去分词 );引起;造成;封
参考例句:
  • Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
  • Emergent democracies created markets that were ripe for exploitation. 新兴的民主国家创造了可供开拓的成熟市场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 world hfPw4     
n.世界
参考例句:
  • We have friends all over the world.我们的朋友遍天下。
  • Welcome to my small world.欢迎光临我的小天地。
0 became nQoyl     
v.(become的过去式)成为
参考例句:
  • He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
  • He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。
0 yielding Se2zQg     
a.弯曲自如的,灵活的,让步的
参考例句:
  • Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself. 他总是觉得自己一无是处,便企图自杀。
  • The long cruel winter came to an end at last, yielding to a gentle warm spring. 漫长的严冬终于结束,随之而来的是温暖的春天。
0 idea ubuxF     
n.主意,办法;理想,思想,概念,意见
参考例句:
  • I have my own idea.我有自己的想法。
  • They agree to my idea.他们同意我的意见。
0 revolution kBLzX     
n.革命,大变革;旋转;周期,循环
参考例句:
  • The earth makes a yearly revolution around the sun.地球每年绕太阳一周。
  • This volume records the history of the country's revolution.这卷书记载了这个国家的革命历史。
0 whether wUOzY     
conj.是否…,是不是…;是否…,是不是…
参考例句:
  • I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。
  • I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢,我快活着呢。
0 real 6TXxO     
adj.真实的;非虚构的;真正的;非常的
参考例句:
  • You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字?
  • The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的!
0 goods 6rezzC     
n.商品,货物
参考例句:
  • He is loading the goods into the back of the car.他正把货物装入车的后部。
  • The boy delivered the goods to the right house.那个男孩送货给要货的人家。
0 user vjVwX     
n.用户,使用者
参考例句:
  • The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
  • The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。
0 Okay 8Iax3     
(=okey,O.K.)adj./adv.好,行,不错;n.同意
参考例句:
  • The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以,可我仍愿读原著。
  • Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧?
0 worse zf7w1     
adj.更坏的,更差的;adv.更坏,更差
参考例句:
  • I have even worse news for you.我有更坏的消息告诉你。
  • The weather got worse during the day.白天天气更坏了。
0 got wfuxi     
v.(get的过去式)得到,猜到,明白
参考例句:
  • I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
  • I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
0 happening ge9xG     
n.事件;意外发生的事v.发生(happen的现在分词);碰巧
参考例句:
  • I heard a commotion and went to see what was happening. 我听到一阵喧闹便去看看发生了什么事情。
  • The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities. 这种暴力行为正标示了我们市中心贫民区的状况。
0 industry Z7txr     
n.工业;行业;产业
参考例句:
  • Britain has lost her leadership in the shipbuilding industry.英国已丧失在造船业的领导地位。
  • The city has developed into a center of industry.这座城市已经发展成为一个工业中心。
0 respond 3WYx9     
vi.回答,响应
参考例句:
  • I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒,但他未作回答。
  • I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼,他没答理我。
0 use Yj4wU     
v.使用;n.用途,利用
参考例句:
  • Do you often use it?你经常用它吗?
  • What use does it have?它有什么用途?
0 provide Etbyf     
vi.供给,提供;vt.提供;规定;准备
参考例句:
  • He had to provide for five children.他要供养五个孩子。
  • They would not provide any details.他们不愿提供任何细节。
0 computer SXoyQ     
n.电脑,计算机
参考例句:
  • We are interested in computer.我们对计算机感兴趣。
  • I like playing computer games.我喜欢玩电脑游戏。
0 everything 8nUx3     
pron.每件事,每件东西
参考例句:
  • I hope everything is going well with you.我希望你事事如意。
  • He does well in everything.他样样做得好。
0 pays 97a6d77b971c8ebc31c9f75cdaa36498     
v.付给( pay的第三人称单数 );付款;有利可图;(对…)有利
参考例句:
  • The school pays for heating and the maintenance of the buildings. 学校负担这些大楼的供热和维修费用。
  • Death pays all debts and all thoughts are dashed. 一死百了,万念俱灰。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 just M3rxN     
adv.仅仅,只是;刚刚
参考例句:
  • He is just a child.他只是个孩子。
  • We just missed the train.我们正好没有赶上火车。
0 dollars 2face219b9e0ace4e7841fb7019d658d     
n.元(美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国货币单位)( dollar的名词复数 );一元纸[硬]币;美元(币值)
参考例句:
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • The loan was denominated in US dollars. 这笔贷款是以美元计算的。
0 innovation 06Wxr     
n.改革,革新,新观念,新方法,新发明
参考例句:
  • There are all sorts of possibilities for technical innovation.技术革新的门道很多。
  • An enterprise should encourage innovation.企业应鼓励创新。
0 incredible q8fx7     
adj.难以置信的,不可信的,极好的,大量的
参考例句:
  • Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
  • Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。
0 years 75aeb98e5241592ad6a6c2c4c78a16ef     
n.年( year的名词复数 );年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生
参考例句:
  • She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years. 她尽管年事渐高,仍然十分活跃。
  • Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年,到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。
0 share 5zJwU     
vt./vi.分享,共有,分配;n.共享;份额
参考例句:
  • I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
  • Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。
0 price 9QCxb     
n.价格,代价,价值;vt.定格,标价,比较价格
参考例句:
  • The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
  • They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

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