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Joanna Hoffman, the veteran of the Macintosh team who was among those willing to challenge Jobs, did so.
麥金塔團(tuán)隊(duì)的老成員喬安娜·霍夫曼是敢于挑戰(zhàn)喬布斯的人之一，她又一次這樣做了。
"Reality distortion has motivational value, and I think that's fine," she said as Jobs stood at a whiteboard.
“現(xiàn)實(shí)扭曲具有激勵(lì)價(jià)值，我覺得這很好。”她說，當(dāng)時(shí)喬布斯站在白板前，
"However, when it comes to setting a date in a way that affects the design of the product, then we get into real deep shit."
“但是，出貨日期會(huì)影響產(chǎn)品的設(shè)計(jì)，所以在設(shè)定這種日期的時(shí)候，如果還扭曲現(xiàn)實(shí)就會(huì)帶來大麻煩。”
Jobs didn't agree: "I think we have to drive a stake in the ground somewhere,
喬布斯不同意，“我覺得我們必須賭一把，
and I think if we miss this window, then our credibility starts to erode."
而且，我認(rèn)為，如果錯(cuò)過了這個(gè)時(shí)間，我們的信譽(yù)就會(huì)受損。”
What he did not say, even though it was suspected by all,
盡管很多人都懷疑之所以不能推遲
was that if their targets slipped they might run out of money.
是因?yàn)槟繕?biāo)如果沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)就可能資金短缺，但喬布斯并沒有提及這個(gè)原因。
Jobs had pledged $7 million of his own funds,
他自己在NeXT公司投了700萬美元，
but at their current burn rate that would run out in eighteen months
但是按照他們當(dāng)時(shí)的資金消耗速度，這筆錢只能撐18個(gè)月；
if they didn't start getting some revenue from shipped products.
如果那時(shí)還無法通過出貨獲得收入，他們就沒錢了。
Three months later, when they returned to Pebble Beach for their next retreat,
3個(gè)月后，他們?yōu)橛忠淮瓮獬黾紩?huì)回到了圓石灘，
Jobs began his list of maxims with "The honeymoon is over."
喬布斯訓(xùn)話時(shí)開場說道：“蜜月結(jié)束了。”
By the time of the third retreat, in Sonoma in September 1986,
1986年9月，第三次外出集思會(huì)，
the timetable was gone, and it looked as though the company would hit a financial wall.
整個(gè)時(shí)間表已不見蹤影，看上去NeXT已經(jīng)走上了財(cái)政末路。
