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Pixar couldn't compete with Adobe, which was making software that was less sophisticated but far less complicated and expensive.
皮克斯無法與Adobe公司競爭，后者做的軟件并不像Showplace那樣高級，但更簡單，也更便宜。
Even as Pixar's hardware and software product lines foundered, Jobs kept protecting the animation group.
即使皮克斯的硬件和軟件產品線都失敗了，喬布斯也還會保護著動畫團隊。
It had become for him a little island of magical artistry that gave him deep emotional pleasure,
對他來說，這已經是一個擁有魔力的藝術之島，能給予他深層次的情感愉悅，
and he was willing to nurture it and bet on it.
他愿意培養它，為它賭上一把。
In the spring of 1988 cash was running so short that he convened a meeting to decree deep spending cuts across the board.
1988年春，資金實在太緊張了，于是他召集了一次痛苦的會議，宣布全面深度削減開支。
When it was over, Lasseter and his animation group were almost too afraid to ask Jobs about authorizing some extra money for another short.
會議結束后，拉塞特及其動畫團隊十分害怕，幾乎不敢再向喬布斯要更多的錢來拍攝另一部短片。
Finally, they broached the topic and Jobs sat silent, looking skeptical.
但最后，他們還是提起了這個話題，喬布斯靜靜地坐著，滿臉疑慮。
It would require close to $300,000 more out of his pocket.
如果同意這個項目，他就得再從自己腰包里掏出近30萬美元。
After a few minutes, he asked if there were any storyboards.
過了一會兒，喬布斯問他們是否已有了故事板。
Catmull took him down to the animation offices, and once Lasseter started his show
卡特穆爾帶他來到動畫辦公室，拉塞特立即開始了自己的表演
displaying his boards, doing the voices, showing his passion for his product— Jobs started to warm up.
展示故事板，自己配音，盡情地展現對自己產品的激情，喬布斯被感染了。
The story was about Lasseter's love, classic toys.
故事是關于拉塞特的心愛之物，經典玩具。
It was told from the perspective of a toy one- man band named Tinny, who meets a baby that charms and terrorizes him.
故事以一個單人樂隊玩具小錫兵的視角展開，它遇見了一個讓自己又愛又怕的人類小寶寶。
Escaping under the couch, Tinny finds other frightened toys,
逃到沙發下后，小錫兵發現其他玩具也被嚇壞了躲進這里。
but when the baby hits his head and cries, Tinny goes back out to cheer him up.
但是，當小寶寶撞到頭后，小錫兵又爬出來哄他開心。
