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1、2013.4.22Tofilltheorder,theyneededabout$15,000worthofparts.AllenBaum,thethirdpranksterfromHomesteadHigh,andhisfatheragreedtoloanthem$5,000.JobstriedtoborrowmorefromabankinLosAltos,butthemanagerlookedathimand,notsurprisingly,declined.HewenttoHaltekSupplyandoffere
2、danequitystakeinAppleinreturnfortheparts,buttheownerdecidedtheywere“acoupleofyoung,scruffy-lookingguys,”anddeclined.AlcornatAtariwouldsellthemchipsonlyiftheypaidcashupfront.Finally,JobswasabletoconvincethemanagerofCramerElectronicstocallPaulTerrelltoconfirmthath
3、ehadreallycommittedtoa$25,000order.Terrellwasataconferencewhenheheardoveraloudspeakerthathehadanemergencycall(Jobshadbeenpersistent).TheCramermanagertoldhimthattwoscruffykidshadjustwalkedinwavinganorderfromtheByteShop.Wasitreal?Terrellconfirmedthatitwas,andthest
4、oreagreedtofrontJobsthepartsonthirty-daycredit.·decline[di'klain] n.衰微,跌落;晚年v.降低,婉谢·scruffy['skrʌfi] adj.不整齐的,肮脏的,破旧的·loan[ləun] n.贷款,借出,债权人v.借,供应货款,借给·stake[steik] n.木桩,赌注,股份vt.打赌,下赌注；用桩支撑·surprisingly[sə'praiziŋli] adv.惊人地(意外地)·equity['ekwiti] n.权益，产权，(无固定利息的)
5、股票n.公平,公正·prankster['præŋkstə] n.顽皮的人,爱开玩笑的人·homestead['həumsted;'həumˌsted] n.家园,田产·conference['kɔnfərəns] n.会议·loudspeaker['laud'spi:kə] n.扬声器,喇叭·scruffy['skrʌfi] adj.不整齐的,肮脏的,破旧的·persistent[pə'sistənt] adj.固执的,坚持的,连续的·waving[weiviŋ] n.挥手，起伏adj.波浪状的动词wave的现在分词
6、·credit['kredit] n.信用,荣誉,贷款,学分v.归功于,赞颂,信任·convince[kən'vins] vt.说服,使...相信·commit[kə'mit] v.委托(托付),犯罪,作...事,承诺[计算机]委托GarageBandTheJobshouseinLosAltosbecametheassemblypointforthefiftyAppleIboardsthathadtobedeliveredtotheByteShopwithinthirtydays,whenthepaymentforth
7、epartswouldcomedue.Allavailablehandswereenlisted:JobsandWozniak,plusDanielKottke,hisex-girlfriendElizabethHolmes(whohadbrokenawayfromthecultshe’djoined),andJobs’spregnantsister,Patty.Hervacatedbedroomaswellasthekitchentableandgaragewerecommandeeredasworkspace.Ho
8、lmes,whohadtakenjewelryclasses,wasgiventhetaskofsolderingchips.“MostIdidwell,butIgotfluxonafewofthem,”sherecalled.Thisdidn’tpleaseJobs.“Wedon’thaveachiptospare,”herai
