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斯蒂夫乔布斯那些不为人所知的秘密

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斯蒂夫乔布斯那些不为人所知的秘密

Steve Jobs is a force of nature, a truly iconic man whose quirks are nearly as famous as the products he sells. Here are a few facts you may not have known about the Enfant Terrible of Silicon Valley.

史蒂夫•乔布斯是大自然鬼斧神工的产物,是个真正的偶像式人物,他的怪癖和他的产品一样为人瞩目。关于这个在硅谷肆意耍宝的坏孩子,这里我们要揭秘一些你可能还不了解的真相。

1. He`s dyslexic.

他有诵读障碍。

Other notable dyslexic figures:

其他患有诵读障碍症的著名人士包括:

Alexander Graham Bell

亚历山大•贝尔(电话的发明者)

Albert Einstein

阿尔伯特•爱因斯坦(现代物理学的开创者和奠基人)

Henry Ford

亨利•福特(福特汽车公司的建立者)

2. He was a troublemaker.

他曾是个“大麻烦”。

Spent 3rd grade as a self-confessed, "little terror," who "... let snakes loose in the classroom and exploded bombs."

他坦白自己在三年级的时候曾像个“小恐怖分子”,“在教室里放蛇,还曾经引爆过炸弹。”

3. He is employee No.0.

他是0号员工

Apple`s first board of directors wanted all employees to have name badges. The badges were to show a name and a number in the order employees were hired.

苹果的首届董事会想让所有员工佩戴胸牌,胸牌上有着员工的名字和编号,编号是按照员工入职顺序来排的。

Steve Wozniak, Apple II engineer and co-founder, got Employee No.1. Jobs was assigned No.2 and protested until he received 0 because it came before 1.

斯蒂夫•沃兹尼亚克,苹果2号机型的工程师,也是苹果公司的联合创始人,拿到了1号牌。乔布斯原本被分配到2号牌,但是他不停抗议,直到最后拿到1号前的0号牌才罢休。

4. He wasn`t the cleanest fellow.

他绝不是个爱干净的家伙。

While he worked at Atari, he was moved to the night shift because he had poor personal hygiene and smelled terrible.

在雅达利公司工作期间,他曾因为个人卫生糟糕且满身异味而被调去上夜班。

5. He bought his first suit at 22.

22岁时他才买了这辈子第一套西装。

He needed one for the 1977 for the West Coast Computer Faire, where he presented the Apple II.

1977年时他需要参加西海岸电脑展来展示苹果II型机,而不得不穿西装。

6. He is a fruitarian.

他是位“果食主义”。

The company was named "Apple" in part because apples are his favorite food. Both he and his wife are strict vegans, eating no animal products whatsoever.

苹果公司之所以用“苹果”来命名,部分原因就是那是他最爱的食物。他和妻子两个人都是忠实的素食主义者,从来不吃动物类食品。

7. He got the President of PepsiCo to work for Apple.

他挖来百事总裁为苹果打工。

He convinced John Sculley to quit PepsiCo and become Apple`s CEO by saying "Do you want to sell sugared water all your life or do you want to change the world?"

他对百事可乐总裁约翰•斯卡利说:“你是想一辈子卖糖水呢还是干改变世界的大事业呢?”就这样说服了斯卡利离开百事可乐,来苹果做CEO。

8. His salary:

他的薪水:

Annual salary as CEO of Apple: $1

作为苹果公司的CEO年收入:1美元

Annual income from Disney shares: $48 million

每年从迪斯尼拿到的分红:4800万美元

9. He is a prankster.

他喜欢开玩笑。

During the introduction of the iPhone at Macworld 2007, he used the phone to call Starbucks and order 4000 lattes to go.

2007年当他在苹果年会上介绍iPhone时,他用那部手机从星巴克订了4000份拿铁咖啡。