[STEVE JOBS]05年斯坦佛大學演講part 4

 

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:

 

1) 每日詞匯導讀: Baby

Everyday Expressions

She is expecting a baby. (她怀孕了。) 注：baby的性别不明时，通常用 it 来指代。
Don’t be such a baby! (不要这样孩子气！)
Hey babe, you’d like another drink?

Street Talks
A: Rosemary, will you go to the movies with me tonight?
B: I wish I could, Jo. But my baby’s taking me out to dinner tonight. (情人）
A: Tom, I need your help. It’s out of control here.
B: Come on, dear. You can make it. Come on! Give the talk. The whole plan is your baby. (由你负责）
Angela has a baby face.
Don’t cry, baby girl. That’s all right.
Hi baby(babe), would you like me to take you home?
A: That wasn’t hard at all.
B: No, like stealing candy from a baby.

Proverbs
The rich get richer and the poor get babies. 富人发财，穷人得子。

 

2) Steve Jobs Speech Part 4

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:

3) 對話 He’s out at the moment他此刻不在
A: Hello, could I speak to Allison, please? 
B: I’m sorry; he’s out at the moment. 
A: When do you expect him back? 
B: I think he’ll be back in about an hour at least. 
A: Well, may I leave a message? 
B: Yes, of course. 
A:  Would you please ask him to call Chris when he gets back?
B: Ok. Does he know your number? 
A:  I’m afraid he doesn’t. My mobile is 139- 2477-4026. 
B: 13924774026. All right. Thanks for calling. Oh, hang on, someone’s at the door that may be him, please hold on. 

译文：
A: 你好，请找埃里森接电话，好 吗？
B: 很抱歉，他现在还没回来。
A: 你估计他什么时候会回来？
B: 我想他至少要一个小时后才能回来。
A: 哦，那我可以留言给他吗？
B: 当然可以。
A: 他回来以后，你可以叫他打电话给克里斯吗？
B: 好的，他知道你的号码吗？
A:  恐怕他不知道。我的手机是 139-2477-4026.
B: 13924774026？好的。谢谢你打电话来。 噢，等一下，有人在敲门，可能是他回来了。请别挂电话！

注解 :
1) expect  (v) : = hope, suppose 期望
  例:  Don’t expect too much of him.  别对他期望过高。
2) message (n) : = information 口信，消息
3) mobile  (n) : phone 电话