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The consummation occurred outside the penthouse on one of the terraces,
在公寓的一個露天平臺上，事情終于圓滿成功了。
with Sculley sticking close to the wall because he was afraid of heights.
斯卡利當時緊貼著墻，因為他恐髙。
First they discussed money.
首先他們談了錢的問題。
"I told him I needed $1 million in salary, $1 million for a sign-up bonus," said Sculley.
“我告訴他我需要100萬美元的薪水，100萬美元的簽約獎金，”斯卡利說。
Jobs claimed that would be doable.
喬布斯答應了他的條件：
"Even if I have to pay for it out of my own pocket," he said.
“就算我自掏腰包，
"We'll have to solve those problems, because you're the best person I've ever met.
我們都得解決這些問題。因為你是我見過的最優秀的人。
I know you're perfect for Apple, and Apple deserves the best."
我知道對于蘋果公司來說你是完美的，而蘋果公司應該得到最好的人才?！?/div>
He added that never before had he worked for someone he really respected,
接著，他補充說，他還從沒有為自己真正欽佩的人工作過，
but he knew that Sculley was the person who could teach him the most.
然而他知道斯卡利教給他的東西將會是最多的。
Jobs gave him his unblinking stare.
喬布斯目不轉睛地看著斯卡利。
Sculley uttered one last demurral,
斯卡利最后還是有一點猶豫，
a token suggestion that maybe they should just be friends and he could offer Jobs advice from the sidelines.
他試探性地提議說也許他們應該只做朋友，他可以作為局外人給喬布斯提出建議。
"Any time you're in New York, I'd love to spend time with you."
“任何時候你在紐約，我都愿意花時間與你在一起。”
He later recounted the climactic moment: "Steve's head dropped as he stared at his feet.
斯卡利后來講述了接下來那個最為激動人心的時刻：“史蒂夫低著頭，看著自己的腳。
After a weighty, uncomfortable pause, he issued a challenge that would haunt me for days.
在一段沉重的、不舒服的沉默之后，他向我拋出了一個問題，讓我幾天都無法釋懷，
'Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?'"
'你是想賣一輩子糖水呢，還是想抓住機會來改變世界？'”
Sculley felt as if he had been punched in the stomach.
斯卡利感覺就像有人往他的肚子上狠狠揍了一拳。
There was no response possible other than to acquiesce.
除了默許，他無言以對。
"He had an uncanny ability to always get what he wanted,
“他有一種非凡的能力，永遠都能得到自己想要的東西，
to size up a person and know exactly what to say to reach a person," Sculley recalled.
能夠很好地判斷一個人，并知道該說些什么來贏得那個人的心?！彼箍ɡ貞浾f，
"I realized for the first time in four months that I couldn't say no."
“4個月來，我第一次意識到自己無法說'不'。”
The winter sun was beginning to set. They left the apartment and walked back across the park to the Carlyle.
冬日的太陽開始西沉，他們離開公寓，穿過公園，回到了卡萊爾酒店。
