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Instead Jobs liked to be shown physical objects that he could feel, inspect, and fondle.
喬布斯希望在展示中看到實物，這樣他就能夠觸摸、檢閱和把玩。
So Fadell brought three different models to the conference room;
為此法德爾帶來三個不同的模型到會議室。
Rubinstein had coached him on how to reveal them sequentially so that his preferred choice would be the pièce de résistance.
魯賓斯坦指導他要按照順序展示它們，這樣，他的首選也許會被喬布斯看中。
They hid the mockup of that option under a wooden bowl at the center of the table.
他們把最后要展示的模型藏在了桌子中央一個倒扣的木碗里。
Fadell began his show-and-tell by taking the various parts they were using out of a box and spreading them on the table.
在這一輪演示中，法德爾先從一個盒子中拿出了iPod要使用的各種元件，并把它們擺在了桌上。
There were the 1.8-inch drive, LCD screen, boards, and batteries, all labeled with their cost and weight.
有1.8英寸的硬盤、液晶顯示屏、幾種主板和幾種電池，每一樣都標注了成本和重量。
As he displayed them, they discussed how the prices or sizes might come down over the next year or so.
在展示的過程中，大家討論了未來一兩年內這些部件的價格和尺寸會如何降低。
Some of the pieces could be put together, like Lego blocks, to show the options.
有一些元件可以像樂髙積木那樣拼接，從而產生出不同的組合。
Then Fadell began unveiling his models, which were made of Styrofoam with fishing leads inserted to give them the proper weight.
接下來，法德爾開始展示他的模型，這些模型都是由泡沫聚苯乙烯制成的，里面填入了一些鉛，以模擬真實的重量。
The first had a slot for a removable memory card for music.
第一個模型有一個插槽，用來放可拆除的音樂存儲卡。
Jobs dismissed it as complicated.
喬布斯表示不喜歡，理由是太復雜。
The second had dynamic RAM memory, which was cheap but would lose all of the songs if the battery ran out.
第二個模型擁有動態存儲器，成本很低，但是斷電后所有數據都會消失。
Jobs was not pleased.
喬布斯也不滿意。
Next Fadell put a few of the pieces together to show what a device with the 1.8-inch hard drive would be like.
接下來，法德爾把這些“樂高”元件組合在一起，展示了帶有1.8英寸硬盤的設備。
Jobs seemed intrigued.
喬布斯似乎提起了興趣。
The show climaxed with Fadell lifting the bowl and revealing a fully assembled model of that alternative.
隨后就到了整個會議的高潮部分--法德爾把木碗掲起，一個組裝完畢的成品模型出現在大家面前。
"I was hoping to be able to play more with the Lego parts,
“我本來以為要多拼幾次樂高元件，
but Steve settled right on the hard-drive option just the way we had modeled it," Fadell recalled.
但史蒂夫喜歡的硬盤組裝方式正是我們已經做好的那樣。”法德爾回憶道。
He was rather stunned by the process. "I was used to being at Philips,
他甚至有些吃驚：“我曾經在飛利浦工作，
where decisions like this would take meeting after meeting, with a lot of PowerPoint presentations and going back for more study."
如果要作出這樣的決定，一定要經過很多輪PPT演示會議和會下研究。”
