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Word tips

entrepreneur n. 企业家;(任何活动的)主办者

visionary  a. 有眼力的;有预见性的

Notes

1. Apple Inc.：苹果公司，全球第一大手机生产商和PC（个人计算机）厂商，也是世界上市值最大的上市公司，其核心业务是电子科技产品。苹果的Apple Ⅱ于1970年代助长了个人电脑革命，其后的Macintosh接力于1980年代持续发展。最知名的产品是其出品的Apple Ⅱ、Macintosh电脑、iPod音乐播放器、iTunes商店、iMac一体机、iPhone手机和iPad平板电脑等。在高科技企业中以创新而闻名。

2. Grammy Trustees Award：格莱美理事奖，由美国全国录音艺术科学院追加授予已故苹果教父史蒂夫·乔布斯（Steve Jobs），以表彰他为推动改变音乐数码技术所作出的杰出贡献。他的创新产品iPod及其同类产品、在线iTunes商店，给业界和音乐的发行、销售带来革命性的改变。

3. Fortune：《财富》杂志，由美国人亨利·鲁斯于1929年创办，主要刊登经济问题研究文章。《财富》杂志自1954 年推出全球500 强排行榜，历来都成为经济界关注的焦点，影响巨大。它还举办了一系列引人注目的财经论坛，如著名的《财富》全球论坛。

Task 1

Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Steve Jobs is best known as the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.

2.The products of Apple Inc. are popular only among young people.

3.Steve Jobs ranked first as the greatest innovator of all time.

4. Steve Jobs was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award for his influence on the music industry in areas unrelated to performance.

Task 2

Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions with your partner according to what you hear.

1. What was Steve’s influence on the world?

2. What is special about the products of Apple Inc.?

3. What do young adults think of Steve Jobs?

4. What was Jobs awarded in the music industry and why?

5. What did Fortune magazine name Jobs and how did it describe him?

 

                          

Task 3

Retell the passage according to your discussion above with the help of the key words and expressions below.

Cues : pass away, businessman ,CEO, co-founder, fun and interesting, popular, greatest innovator, Gram my Trustees Award