《名人传记》之乔布斯最后一件事107:不断寻求理解事物的本质

Jobs completed the course in 1974

乔布斯在1974年完成了这门课程

But returned to palladino just two years later.

却在两年以后再次拜访Palladino.

He was enthusing about a machine

当时乔布斯正在为他那台在车库里制造的机器狂热中

he Had created in his garage and seeking advice on a font.

他一直在为他的机器寻找一个字体

He was interested in telling me what he was doing

他非常高兴地告诉我他正在做什么，

And how he was using what he had learned in class,

以及他从课堂上学到了什么

But he wanted some help with greek letters

不过他正在寻求一些来自希腊文信件的帮助

Because he wanted a greek font,

因为他需要一种希腊字体

And he couldn't find satisfactory models to go from.

并且他一直没办法找到满意的模板

Before steve started working on computer typefaces,

在史蒂夫开始制作一款计算机字体的时候

They were in very bad condition,

他们的条件非常差，

and any improvement Would be a step forward.

几乎每一点点完善，都是巨大的进步.

The resulting fonts appeared not just on macs

最后那些字体不仅仅出现在苹果电脑MACS上，

But ultimately pcs, too,

也出现在了所有的电脑里

Dramatically improving the user experience

显著地提高了用户的体验

But not for robert.

不过除了Robert.

Palladino: I never touch computers.

我从来不去碰电脑.

I write everything by hand.

我所有的文字都是手写的.

Getting letters in the mail is getting to be very rare.

能从邮箱里得到信件是一件非常好的事情

dropping out of college,

从大学退学以后,

Jobs went on the hippie trail,

布斯继续着他的嬉皮士旅程,

Traveling to india and studying buddhism,

去印度旅行并且信奉了佛教

This also had an impact on his work at apple.

这些同样对于他在苹果公司的工作产生了影响

I first met steve in 1975.

我第一次见到史蒂夫是在1975年.

He had recently returned from india.

他那时刚刚从印度回来

He's way ahead of his time.

他非常的超前(有远见).

He wasn't the typical teenager.

他不是那种典型的青少年

He asked questions that were a lot more serious Than the normal 20-year-old.

他比一般二十多岁的年轻人问更多严肃的问题

He was looking to understand the true nature of things,

他不断寻求理解事物的本质,

And I think he came to the zen center

我认为他领悟了禅宗的道理

To continue his search.

延续了他的探索.