史蒂文·Jobs 03

史蒂文·Jobs 03
史蒂文·Jobs
retreat 撤退
In the autumn of 1974,
Jobs returned to California and began attending meetings
of the Homebrew Computer Club
with Steve Wozniak.
He took a job as a technician at Atari,
a manufacturer of popular video games,
with the primary intent of saving money
for a spiritual retreat to India.
解说
In the autumn of 1974,
Jobs returned to California and began attending meetings
of the Homebrew Computer Club
with Steve Wozniak.
He took a job as a technician at Atari,
a manufacturer of popular video games,
with the primary intent of saving money
for a spiritual retreat to India.
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retreat 静修，静思 / 撤退，退出
from
The enemy retreated after heavy losses.
long distance telephone 长途电话
go into 从事，参与
During the 1960s,
it had been discovered by phone phreakers

that a half taped over toy whistle
included in every box of Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal
was able to reproduce the 2600 Hz supervision tone
used by the AT&T long distance telephone system.
After reading about it and later meeting with John Draper,
Jobs and Wozniak went into business briefly in 1974
to build "blue boxes"
that allowed illicit free long distance calls.
解说
During the 1960s,
it had been discovered by phone phreakers
that a half taped over toy whistle
included in every box of Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal
was able to reproduce the 2600 Hz supervision tone
used by the AT&T long distance telephone system.
After reading about it and later meeting with John Draper,
Jobs and Wozniak went into business briefly in 1974
to build "blue boxes"
that allowed illicit free long distance calls.
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long distance telephone 长途电话
long distance call
international call 国际长途
local call 市话
collect call
toll|free call 免费电话
mobile phone / cell phone
fixed phone
cordless phone
pay phone
walkie|talkie
go into 从事，参与
go into business 从事商业
He went into films.
I'll go into the matter.
in search of 探寻
Jobs then backpacked around India
with a Reed College friend ,
Daniel Kottke, in search of philosophical enlightenment.
He came back with his head shaved
and wearing traditional Indian clothing.
He returned to his previous job at Atari
and was given the task of creating a circuit board
for the game Breakout.
解说
Jobs then backpacked around India
with a Reed College friend ,
Daniel Kottke, in search of philosophical enlightenment.
He came back with his head shaved
and wearing traditional Indian clothing.
He returned to his previous job at Atari
and was given the task of creating a circuit board
for the game Breakout.
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in search of 探寻
search for
He went in search of a doctor for his sick wife.
make a deal with 与…达成共识
According to Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell,
Atari had offered US$100 for each chip
that was reduced in the machine.
Jobs had little interest or knowledge in circuit board design
and made a deal with Wozniak to split the bonus evenly
between them if Wozniak could minimize the number of chips.
解说
According to Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell,
Atari had offered US$100 for each chip
that was reduced in the machine.
Jobs had little interest or knowledge in circuit board design
and made a deal with Wozniak
to split the bonus evenly
between them if Wozniak could minimize the number of chips.
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make a deal with
deal 买卖，买卖
We'll make a deal with you: if you wash all the dishes,
you can go out tonight.
That' s a deal.
Ok, that's a deal.
Much to the amazement of Atari,
Wozniak reduced the number of chips by 50,
a design so tight
that it was impossible to reproduce on an as百度竞价推广bly line.
At the time, Jobs told Wozniak
that Atari had only given them US$700

and that Wozniak's share was thus US$350.
解说
Much to the amazement of Atari,
Wozniak reduced the number of chips by 50,
a design so tight
that it was impossible to reproduce on an as百度竞价推广bly line.
At the time, Jobs told Wozniak
that Atari had only given them US$700

and that Wozniak's share was thus US$350.
In the autumn of 1974,
Jobs returned to California and began attending meetings
of the Homebrew Computer Club
with Steve Wozniak.
He took a job as a technician at Atari,
a manufacturer of popular video games,
with the primary intent of saving money
for a spiritual retreat to India.
During the 1960s,
it had been discovered by phone phreakers

that a half taped over toy whistle
included in every box of Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal
was able to reproduce the 2600 Hz supervision tone
used by the AT&T long distance telephone system.
After reading about it and later meeting with John Draper,
Jobs and Wozniak went into business briefly in 1974
to build "blue boxes"
that allowed illicit free long distance calls.
Jobs then backpacked around India
with a Reed College friend ,
Daniel Kottke, in search of philosophical enlightenment.
He came back with his head shaved
and wearing traditional Indian clothing.
He returned to his previous job at Atari
and was given the task of creating a circuit board
for the game Breakout.
According to Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell,
Atari had offered US$100 for each chip
that was reduced in the machine.
Jobs had little interest or knowledge in circuit board design
and made a deal with Wozniak to split the bonus evenly
between them if Wozniak could minimize the number of chips.
Much to the amazement of Atari,
Wozniak reduced the number of chips by 50,
a design so tight
that it was impossible to reproduce on an as百度竞价推广bly line.
At the time, Jobs told Wozniak
that Atari had only given them US$700

and that Wozniak's share was thus US$350.
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