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This ability to focus saved Apple.
這種專注的能力拯救了蘋果。
In his first year back, Jobs laid off more than three thousand people, which salvaged the company's balance sheet.
在他回歸的第一年，喬布斯裁掉了3000多人，扭轉了公司的財務狀況。
For the fiscal year that ended when Jobs became interim CEO in September 1997, Apple lost $1.04 billion.
到1997年9月喬布斯成為臨時CEO時，之前的一個財政年度蘋果已經虧損了10.4億美元。
"We were less than ninety days from being insolvent," he recalled.
“我們離破產不到90天。”他回憶說。
At the January 1998 San Francisco Macworld, Jobs took the stage where Amelio had bombed a year earlier.
到1998年1月舊金山的Macworld大會上，喬布斯登上了一年前被阿梅里奧毀掉的舞臺。
He sported a full beard and a leather jacket as he touted the new product strategy.
他留著絡腮胡子，穿著皮夾克，講述著新的產品戰略。
And for the first time he ended the presentation with a phrase that he would make his signature coda: "Oh, and one more thing..."
在結束演講時，他第一次使用了后來變成他標志性結束語的那句話：“噢，還有一件事……”
This time the "one more thing" was "Think Profit."
這一次，“還有一件事”就是“考慮利潤”。
When he said those words, the crowd erupted in applause.
當他說出這句話時，觀眾席爆發出了熱烈的掌聲。
After two years of staggering losses, Apple had enjoyed a profitable quarter, making $45 million.
在經歷了兩年的巨額虧損后，蘋果終于在該季度贏利，獲得了4500萬美元利潤。
For the full fiscal year of 1998, it would turn in a $309 million profit.
1998年整個財年，蘋果實現了3.09億美元的臝利。
Jobs was back, and so was Apple.
喬布斯歸來，蘋果歸來。
