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The day the story came out, Apple stock shot up 11% in heavy trading.
這條消息公布當(dāng)天，蘋果的股票價格就飆升了11%，交易量巨大。
To add to the frivolity, Ellison set up an email address, savapple @us.oracle.com,
更搞笑的是，埃利森還設(shè)立了一個電子郵箱savapple @us.oracle.com，
asking the general public to vote on whether he should go ahead with it.
請公眾投票他是否應(yīng)該將此舉進行下去。
Jobs was somewhat amused by Ellison's self-appointed role.
喬布斯被埃利森自封的這個角色逗樂了。
"Larry brings this up now and then," he told a reporter. "I try to explain my role at Apple is to be an advisor."
“拉里時不時會提起這個想法，”他告訴一位記者，“我試圖解釋過，我在蘋果的角色是個顧問。”
Amelio, however, was livid. He called Ellison to dress him down, but Ellison wouldn't take the call.
而另一方面，阿梅里奧卻勃然大怒。他給埃利森打電話，想斥責(zé)他，可是埃利森不接電話。
So Amelio called Jobs, whose response was equivocal but also partly genuine.
所以阿梅里奧就給喬布斯打電話，喬布斯給他的答復(fù)模棱兩可但也半真半假。
"I really don't understand what is going on," he told Amelio. "I think all this is crazy."
“我確實不知道這是怎么回事，”他吿訴阿梅里奧，“我認(rèn)為這一切都瘋了。”
Then he added a reassurance that was not at all genuine: "You and I have a good relationship."
然后他又說了句連半真都算不上的安慰話。“你跟我交情很好。”
Jobs could have ended the speculation by releasing a statement rejecting Ellison's idea, but much to Amelio's annoyance, he didn't.
喬布斯本可以發(fā)表一個聲明，拒絕埃利森的想法，就能停止外界的猜測，但是讓阿梅里奧非常煩惱的是，喬布斯沒有這樣做。
He remained aloof, which served both his interests and his nature.
他一直冷眼旁觀，那既符合他的利益也符合他的本性。
