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Perot brought to NeXT something that was almost as valuable as his $20 million lifeline:
除了2000萬美元的救命錢，佩羅也為NeXT公司帶來了幾乎同樣寶貴的其他東西：
He was a quotable, spirited cheerleader for the company,
他是公司津津樂道、精神昂揚的拉拉隊長，
who could lend it an air of credibility among grown-ups.
給員工帶來了信任的氛圍。
"In terms of a startup company,
“就創業公司而言，
it's one that carries the least risk of any I've seen in 25 years in the computer industry," he told the New York Times.
這是我在計算機行業25年時間里所見過的風險最小的企業?！彼嬖V《紐約時報》，
"We've had some sophisticated people see the hardware—it blew them away.
“我們請一些專業人士看了硬件，他們都被震住了。
Steve and his whole NeXT team are the darnedest bunch of perfectionists I've ever seen."
史蒂夫和整個NeXT團隊是我所見過最厲害的完美主義者?！?/p>
Perot also traveled in rarefied social and business circles that complemented Jobs's own.
佩羅還出入于商界和精英人物的社交圈，這彌補了喬布斯的不足。
He took Jobs to a black-tie dinner dance in San Francisco that Gordon and Ann Getty gave for King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
他帶著喬布斯前往舊金山參加一個正式的晚宴舞會，這個晚宴是戈登·格蒂和安·格蒂為西班牙國王胡安·卡洛斯一世舉辦的。
When the king asked Perot whom he should meet, Perot immediately produced Jobs.
當這位國王詢問佩羅應該見見誰時，佩羅立刻介紹了喬布斯。
They were soon engaged in what Perot later described as "electric conversation,"
兩人很快就進入了佩羅后來所說的“興奮無比的談話”之中，
with Jobs animatedly describing the next wave in computing.
喬布斯繪聲繪色地描述著計算機行業的下一個浪潮。
At the end the king scribbled a note and handed it to Jobs.
最后，卡洛斯一世寫了一張紙條遞給喬布斯。
"What happened?" Perot asked. Jobs answered, "I sold him a computer."
“怎么了？”佩羅問道。喬布斯回答，“我賣了一臺電腦給他?！?/p>
