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At the beginning of November 1985, just five weeks after Apple filed suit against him,
1985年11月初，蘋果對喬布斯提起訴訟5周后，
Jobs wrote to Eisenstat and asked for a dispensation.
喬布斯就寫信給艾森斯塔特，要求取消訴訟。
"I spoke with Hartmut Esslinger this weekend and he suggested I write you a note
“我這周同哈特穆特·艾斯林格聊過，他建議我給你寫一封信，
expressing why I wish to work with him and frogdesign on the new products for NeXT," he said.
表達我想同他及青眭設計公司合作NeXT新產品的原因。”喬布斯寫道。
Astonishingly, Jobs's argument was that he did not know what Apple had in the works, but Esslinger did.
令人驚訝是，喬布斯的說法是，他自己不知道蘋果公司正在做的東西，但是艾斯林格知道。
"NeXT has no knowledge as to the current or future directions of Apple's product designs,
“NeXT對于蘋果公司產品設計現在和未來的方向都一無所知。
nor do other design firms we might deal with,
如果我們和其他那些同樣對蘋果不了解的設計公司合作的話，
so it is possible to inadvertently design similar looking products.
那就有可能會不經意地設計出外觀類似的產品。
It is in both Apple's and NeXT's best interest to rely on Hartmut's professionalism to make sure this does not occur."
而哈特穆特他們了解蘋果，能夠確保不會讓設計與蘋果的產品類似，因此這對蘋果公司和NeXT公司都最有利。”
Eisenstat recalled being flabbergasted by Jobs's audacity, and he replied curtly.
艾森斯塔特回憶，自己為喬布斯的厚顏無恥瞠目結舌，他對此作出了簡短的回復。
"I have previously expressed my concern on behalf of Apple that
“我曾代表蘋果公司表達過擔憂，
you are engaged in a business course which involves your utilization of Apple's confidential business information," he wrote.
你所從事的業務會利用蘋果公司的機密商業信息。”他寫道，
"Your letter does not alleviate my concern in any way.
“你的信函無論如何無法減輕我的憂慮。
In fact it heightens my concern because it states that
事實上，它加深了我的擔憂，因為你在信中表示
you have 'no knowledge as to the current or future directions of Apple's product designs,' a statement which is not true."
自己‘對蘋果公司產品設計現在和未來的方向一無所知’，而這一說法并非事實。”
