译林版牛津高中英语(选修11):Unit 3 The secret of success-Reading(2)
日期:2018-06-05 16:30

(单词翻译:单击)

In 1961, Sinclair resigned from his job and founded his own company, producing pocket-sized radios.
1961年,辛科莱辞去工作并创建了自己的公司,生产袖珍型收音机。
However, the man providing the money to start the company pulled out of the project at the last minute, and Sinclair had to get a job as a technical editor to support himself.
然而,出钱创办公司的人在最后一刻撤资,辛科莱不得不找了一份技术编辑的工作来养活自己。
Meanwhile, he worked to build the company in his spare time.
期间,他在空闲时间创建公司。
When his company finally began production and put out advertisements for his radio, demand was high and the business simply took off.
当他的公司最终开始生产,并贴出收音机广告时,需求巨大,生意快速取得成功。
Sinclair was very good at making little things.
辛科莱非常擅长制作小东西。
In addition to his pocket-sized radio, Sinclair produced the world's first pocket calculator in 1972, the first digital watch in 1976, and the first pocket TV the following year.
除了他的袖珍型收音机,辛科莱在1972年生产了世界上第一个袖珍型计算机,在1976年生产了第一快电子手表,次年推出了第一台袖珍电视机。
Many of his early products were sets of parts that amateurs could put together, to make things such as radios.
他的许多产品都是用非专业人员能够组装的零件制作的,如收音机。
However, Sinclair's greatest achievements were in the field of personal computer.
但是,辛科莱最大的成就是在个人计算机方面。
In January 1980, Sinclair introduced the ZX80 computer.
在1980年的1月,辛科莱发明了ZX80计算机。
This was the first computer in the world to cost less than £100.
这是世界上第一台花费少于100英镑的计算机。

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