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In the last few decades, more and more people are going to college to further their education. It's hard to become a scientist, a professor, or a businessperson without getting some sort of college degree—but college isn't always necessary to achieve success. Some people are ready to enter the workforce right after high school. Steve Jobs was one of these people. The inventor and businessman changed the way the world uses technology with
...1955年,乔布斯出生在加利福尼亚州的旧金山市。他的母亲当时是一位还没毕业的研究生,还未结婚就怀上了孩子。乔布斯的母亲自知目前还没有经济条件去抚养自己的孩子,就决定为自己肚里的孩子找一个家境殷实、受过良好教育的养父母,算是自己对孩子的某种弥补。经过一番努力,她终于找到了一对律师夫妇来领养自己的孩子。在美国,律师是个收入和社会地位都很高的职业,能担任律师的人大多毕业于知名大学的法学院,接受过良好的教育。可没想到,孩子出生后,那对律师夫妇却改变了主意,因为她生下的是个男孩,而那对律师夫妇想收养一个女孩。万般无奈之下,她只好另找他人。这时,有对夫妇与她取得了联系,表示非常愿意领养这个孩子,但乔布斯的母亲断然拒绝在领养书上签字,因为这对夫妇收入不高且夫妻双方都没有接受过大学教育。不过他们一再表示非常想收养这个孩子,并且担保一定会善待孩子并且让他接受良好的大学教育,乔布斯的母亲被他们的诚意感动了,她作出了让步。就这样,乔布斯有了一个稳定的家庭。
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An insider's account of Apple's creative process during the golden years of Steve Jobs.
Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing board. Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly-respected software engineer who worked
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