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Who upended all of my assumptions in the very best way. That was Steve Jobs.
他以最好的方式顛覆了我所有的假設。他就是史蒂夫·喬布斯。
Steve had built a successful company. He had been sent away and he returned to find it in ruins.
史蒂夫曾建立一個成功的公司。他被炒過，然后又臨危受命。
He didn't know it at the time, but he was about to dedicate the rest of his life to rescuing it, and leading it to heights greater than anyone could ever imagine.
他當時并不知道，他正要用自己的余生去拯救它，領導它登上無人能想象的高度。
Anyone, that is, except for Steve.
無人能想象，除了史蒂夫。
Most people have forgotten, but in 1997 and early 1998, Apple had been adrift for years. Rudderless.
大多數人已經忘記了，但是在1997年和1998年初，蘋果隨波逐流了好幾年。群龍無首。
But Steve thought Apple could be great again. And he wanted to know if I'd like to help.
但是史蒂夫認為蘋果可以再次稱霸。他想知道我是否愿意幫助他。
His vision for Apple was a company that turned powerful technology into tools that were easy to use, tools that would help people realize their dreams.
他對蘋果公司的愿景是將強大的技術變成容易使用的工具，幫助人們實現他們的夢想。
And change the world for the better.
使這個世界變得更好。
I had studied to be an engineer and earned an M.B.A.
我已經進修成為一個工程師，獲得了一個工商管理學碩士學位。
I was trained to be pragmatic, a problem solver.
我被訓練成務實、善于解決問題的人。
Now I found myself sitting before and listening to this very animated 40-something guy with visions of changing the world.
如今我發現自己坐在這位四十幾歲的充滿斗志的男人面前聽他講述著改變世界的愿景。
It was not what I had expected.
這不是我預期的。
You see, when it came to my career, in 1998, I was also adrift. Rudderless.
你知道，在我的職業生涯中，在1998年，我也是隨波逐流，毫無方向的。
I knew who I was in my personal life, and I kept my eye on my North Star, my responsibility to do good for someone else, other than myself.
我知道我個人生活的目標是什么，我讓我的眼睛一直望著我的北極星，履行為別人做些好事的責任，而非為我自己。
But at work, well I always figured that work was work.
但在工作中，我一直認為工作就是工作。
Values had their place and, yes, there were things that I wanted to change about the world, but I thought I had to do that on my own time. Not in the office.
價值有它們自己的位置，我想做一些改變世界的事情，但我認為應該在自己的空閑時間內做。而不是在辦公室里。
Steve didn't see it that way. He was an idealist. And in that way he reminded me of how I felt as a teenager.
而史蒂夫不這么看。他是一個理想主義者。他提醒我十幾歲時我的感受。
In that first meeting he convinced me if we worked hard and made great products, we too could help change the world.
在第一次會議上，他讓我相信如果我們努力工作，做出了偉大的產品，我們也可以改變世界。
And to my surprise, I was hooked.
令我驚訝的是，我完全被迷住了。
I took the job and changed my life. It's been 17 years and I have never once looked back.
我接受了這份工作，改變了我的生活。17年來我從未退縮。
At Apple we believe the work should be more than just about improving your own self.
在蘋果，我們認為工作應該不僅僅是關于提升你自己。
It's about improving the lives of others as well.
它關乎著改善別人的生活。
Our products do amazing things. And just as Steve envisioned, they empower people all over the world.
我們的產品做出令人驚奇的事情。正如史蒂夫的設想，它們造福了世界各地的人們。
People who are blind, and need information read to them because they can't see the screen.
盲人需要有人把信息讀給他們，因為他們看不到屏幕。
People for whom technology is a lifeline because they are isolated by distance or disability.
由于距離或殘疾而被孤立的人們以技術為生命線。
