Enter Sculley:The Pepsi Challenge 之 The Courtship(n.求爱期,追爱期)
1. relish v.喜爱
… he did not relish adjudicating conflict or curating high-maintenance egos.
2. intrigue v.激发了…的兴趣
He was still reluctant to leave Pepsi, but Jobs intrigued him.
3. confide v. 吐露,倾诉;托付,委托
As they continued their long walk, Scully confided that on vacations he went to the Left Bank in Paris to draw in his sketchbook …
4. underwhelmed adj. 无动于衷的,毫不激动的;未激起热情的,未给……留下深刻印象的
Hertzfeld was so excited he began waving his arms around during the demo, but Sculley seemed underwhelmed.
5. Matters came to a head when Jobs visited New York in March 1983 and was able to convert the courtship into a blind and blinding romance. 事情到了紧要关头
6. After a weighty, uncomfortable pause, he issued a challenge that would haunt me for days. ’ Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?’