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Asia Pacific in Deep Sympathy for Steve Jobs

亚太深沈悼念贾伯斯

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1. sympathy :[ˋsɪmpəθɪ] n. 慰问; 吊唁

2. tribute : [ˋtrɪbjut] n.敬意

3. Mourner : [ˋmornɚ] n. 哀悼者

4. shrine : [ʃraɪn] n. 圣坛、灵堂

5. inspiration : [͵ɪnspəˋreʃən] n.鼓舞、激励

6. sort of : phr. 有点儿

7. pile up : 堆放、积累

8. legacy : [ˋlɛgəsɪ] n.遗产

9. left behind : v.phr. 留下

10. entrepreneur : [͵ɑntrəprəˋnɝ]企业家

11. moral : [ˋmɔrəl]adj. 道德的、精神的

12. vigil : [ˋvɪdʒəl] n.守夜

13. flicker : [ˋflɪkɚ] v. 闪烁

Apple fans continue to pay tribute to former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, offering prayers and flowers at store fronts.

苹果迷持续向前苹果执行长贾伯斯致敬,在苹果店面前祈祷并致送鲜花。

Mourners erected a shrine in front of this Apple store in Sydney, Australia, one day after Jobs died.

在澳大利亚雪梨,贾伯斯过世一天之后,哀悼者在苹果商店前设立一处灵堂。

One Brazilian student is sad that Jobs’ era has come to an end.

一位巴西学生伤心地说:贾伯斯的时代已经走到尽头。

[Ana Beato, Brazilian Student]:

“I’m feeling sad because I think it’s a pity the next generation will not see him, the genius that he was.”

巴西学生阿那‧比托说:“我感到很伤心,因为我想这真是很遗憾,下一代的人将看不到他这位过往的天才。”

Others left cards, remembering the passing of their hero.

其他人留下卡片,怀念他们的英雄的过世。

School teacher Ben Cantrell says Jobs was an inspiration to him.

学校老师班‧坎特瑞尔说,贾伯斯对他而言是个激励。

[Ben Cantrell, Teacher]:

“It’s a very sad day. For me it’s sort of like comparable to the day that Princess Diana died, because I guess, Steve Jobs was one of my heroes. He was a big inspiration for me.”

学校老师班‧坎特瑞尔说:“真是非常伤心的一天。对我而言,这有点可比喻为像是黛安娜王妃过世那天,因为我猜想,贾伯斯是我的英雄之一,他对我而言是种鼓舞!”

In Japan, flowers pile up in front of Tokyo Apple stores, in remembrance of the legacy Jobs left behind.

在日本,鲜花堆放在东京苹果商店之前,怀念贾伯斯所留下的遗产。

At this store in the Shibuya district – an area that could become Japan’s Silicon Valley – one entrepreneur lays flowers.

在可能成为日本硅谷的涩谷区,一位企业家摆上了鲜花。

[Ryo Kato, President, Goalist Digitan Media Co]:

“Steve Jobs was someone who lived by his rule of ‘stay hungry, stay foolish.’ And it’s looking at him and his way of life that I decided to start up my own company. He was moral support in life.”

目标家数位媒体公司董事长说:“贾伯斯依于他的原则:“守住饥饿,守住愚笨”。就是看到他及他的生活方式,所以我决定开始我自己的公司。他曾是我生活上的精神支持。”

And outside this Tokyo store, Apple fans hold an electronic vigil – digital candles flickering on the screens of these iPads.

而在这家东京商店外,苹果迷举行电子守夜─数位蜡烛在这些iPads的萤幕上闪烁!

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