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"Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything," he began.
“每隔一段時間，就會出現一個能夠改變一切的革命性產品。”他開場說道。
He referred to two earlier examples: the original Macintosh, which "changed the whole computer industry,"
喬布斯舉出了兩個較早的例子：最早的麥金塔，它“改變了整個計算機行業”，
and the first iPod, which "changed the entire music industry."
以及第一臺iPod, “改變了整個音樂產業”。
Then he carefully built up to the product he was about to launch:
接著，經過一番小心翼翼的鋪墊，他引出了自己即將推出的新產品。
"Today, we're introducing three revolutionary products of this class.
“今天，我們將推出三款這一水準的革命性產品。
The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch controls.
第一個是寬屏觸控式iPod。
The second is a revolutionary mobile phone.
第二個是一款革命性的手機。
And the third is a breakthrough Internet communications device."
第三個是突破性的互聯網通信設備。”
He repeated the list for emphasis, then asked, "Are you getting it?
他又將這句話重復了一遍以示強調，然后他問道；“你們明白了嗎？
These are not three separate devices, this is one device, and we are calling it iPhone."
這不是三臺獨立的設備，而是一臺設備，我們稱它為iPhone。”
When the iPhone went on sale five months later, at the end of June 2007,
5個月后，即2007年6月底，iPhone上市銷售，
Jobs and his wife walked to the Apple store in Palo Alto to take in the excitement.
喬布斯和妻子前往位于帕洛奧圖的蘋果專賣店，感受人們的興奮。
Since he often did that on the day new products went on sale, there were some fans hanging out in anticipation,
由于喬布斯經常在新產品開始銷售的第一天去店里，所以有些粉絲已等在專賣店里期待他的到來，
and they greeted him as they would have Moses if he had walked in to buy the Bible.
他們跟他打招呼，就好像他們能碰到摩西去買《圣經》的情形一樣。
Among the faithful were Hertzfeld and Atkinson.
赫茨菲爾德和阿特金森也出現在忠實粉絲中間。
"Bill stayed in line all night," Hertzfeld said.
“比爾排了一晚上的隊。”赫茨菲爾德說。
Jobs waved his arms and started laughing. "I sent him one," he said.
喬布斯揮了揮手臂，笑了起來；“我送了他一部。”
Hertzfeld replied, "He needs six."
赫茨菲爾德回答：“他要六部。”
