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1、2013.4.17EvenafterWozniakbecameconvincedthathisnewcomputerdesignshouldbecomethepropertyoftheApplepartnership,hefeltthathehadtoofferitfirsttoHP,sincehewasworkingthere.“IbelieveditwasmydutytotellHPaboutwhatIhaddesignedwhileworkingforthem.Thatwastherightthingandtheethica
2、lthing.”Sohedemonstratedittohismanagersinthespringof1976.Theseniorexecutiveatthemeetingwasimpressed,andseemedtorn,buthefinallysaiditwasnotsomethingthatHPcoulddevelop.Itwasahobbyistproduct,atleastfornow,anddidn’tfitintothecompany’shigh-qualitymarketsegments.“Iwasdisapp
3、ointed,”Wozniakrecalled,“butnowIwasfreetoenterintotheApplepartnership.”·ethical['eθikəl] adj.道德的,伦理的,民族的·executive[ig'zekjutiv] adj.行政的n.执行者,主管·partnership['pɑ:tnəʃip;'pɑ:tnəˌʃip] n.合伙,合股·hobbyist['hɔbiist] n.沉溺于某种癖好者，业余爱好者·convince[kən'vins] vt.说服,使...相信·demonstrate[
4、'demənstreit] vt.示范,演示,证明vi.示威·senior['si:njə] n.年长者,上司,毕业班学生adj.年长的,高级的,资深的·property['prɔpəti] n.财产;性质;道具·segment['segmənt] n.部分v.部分,段,分割vt.分割·torn[tɔ:n;təurn] vbl.撕开,扯裂(tear的过去分词)OnApril1,1976,JobsandWozniakwenttoWayne’sapartmentinMountainViewtodrawupthepartnershipa
5、greement.Waynesaidhehadsomeexperience“writinginlegalese,”sohecomposedthethree-pagedocumenthimself.His“legalese”gotthebetterofhim.Paragraphsbeganwithvariousflourishes:“Beitnotedherewith...Beitfurthernotedherewith...Nowtherefore[sic],inconsiderationoftherespectiveassign
6、mentsofinterests...”Butthedivisionofsharesandprofitswasclear—45%-45%-10%—anditwasstipulatedthatanyexpendituresofmorethan$100wouldrequireagreementofatleasttwoofthepartners.Also,theresponsibilitieswerespelledout.“Wozniakshallassumebothgeneralandmajorresponsibilityforthe
7、conductofElectricalEngineering;JobsshallassumegeneralresponsibilityforElectricalEngineeringandMarketing,andWayneshallassumemajorresponsibilityforMechanicalEngineeringandDocumentation.”Jobssignedinlowercasescript,Wozniakincarefulcursive,andWayneinanillegiblesquiggle.·c
8、ompose[kəm'pəuz] vt.组成,写作,作曲,使镇静vi.创作·Herewith[hiə'wið] adv.同此,因此·paragraph['pærəgrɑ:f] n.段落vt.将...分段,写短评vi.写短评·legalese[,li
