Steve Jobs: The Garage Dream
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#1
Steve Jobs was adopted in San Francisco shortly after his birth.
史蒂夫·賈伯斯在出生後不久就在舊金山被領養了。
#2
His adoptive parents promised his birth mother that Steve would attend college.
他的養父母向他的生母承諾，史蒂夫將會上大學。
#3
From a young age, Steve was incredibly curious about how electronics worked.
從很小的時候起，史蒂夫就對電子設備的工作原理感到非常好奇。
#4
He spent hours taking apart and reassembling things in the family garage.
他在家裡的車庫花了好幾個小時拆解並重新組裝東西。
#5
Steve enrolled at Reed College, but he dropped out after only six months.
史蒂夫在里德學院註冊入學，但僅僅六個月後他就退學了。
#6
He dropped out because the tuition was too expensive for his family.
他退學了，因為學費對他的家庭來說太貴了。
#7
Even though he was broke, he continued attending classes that interested him, like calligraphy.
儘管他身無分文，他仍繼續參加他感興趣的課程，例如書法課。
#8
He slept on friends' floors and collected bottles to buy food because he was determined to learn.
他睡在朋友家的地板上，並收集瓶子換錢買食物，因為他決心要學習。
#9
Steve met Steve Wozniak, a brilliant engineer with a passion for electronics.
史蒂夫遇到了史蒂夫·沃茲尼克，一位對電子產品充滿熱情的傑出工程師。
#10
Together, they built the first Apple computer in the Jobs family garage in 1976.
1976 年，他們在賈伯斯家的車庫裡共同組裝了第一台蘋果電腦。
#11
They funded their company by selling Steve's van and Wozniak's calculator.
他們透過賣掉賈伯斯的麵包車和沃茲尼克的計算機來為他們的公司籌集資金。
#12
This partnership marked the beginning of Apple Computer and a revolution in personal computing.
這次合作標誌著蘋果電腦的開端，以及個人運算領域的一場革命。
#13
Apple quickly grew into a billion-dollar company, achieving incredible success.
蘋果公司迅速成長為一家價值十億美元的公司，取得了令人難以置信的成功。
#14
But Steve's strong personality sometimes caused conflicts with the board of directors.
但賈伯斯強烈的個性有時會與董事會產生衝突。
#15
In 1985, at the age of 30, he was shockingly fired from the company he had co-founded.
1985年，在他30歲時，他竟然被他共同創立的公司開除了。
#16
This was a difficult time, but it ultimately shaped his future.
這是一段艱難的時期，但它最終塑造了他的未來。
#17
Being fired from Apple was a devastating experience for Steve.
被蘋果公司解僱對史蒂夫來說是一個毀滅性的經歷。
#18
He later said it was the best thing that ever happened to him, forcing him to rethink everything.
他後來表示，那是發生在他身上最好的事情，迫使他重新思考一切。
#19
At the time, however, he felt like a public failure and didn't know what to do next.
然而，在當時，他覺得自己是一個公眾眼中的失敗者，不知道下一步該做什麼。
#20
He felt lost and uncertain about his future path.
他對未來的道路感到迷茫且不確定。