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1. Steve Jobs made technology fun. The co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of fifty-six.

at the age of在…岁时
例句:He became a doctor at the age of 27.
他27岁时成了一名医生。

2. He had fought for years against cancer.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句:We will have to fight against difficulties.
我们将不得不同困难作斗争。

3. If you actually look at a tech leader, they’re really happy if they have one hit in their life.

look at评判; 审视; 看, 注视
例句:The difficulty can now be looked at in a different light.
现在可以用不同的角度来看这个困难。

4. That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive.

return to返回到…
例句:Exiles long to return to their native land. 
流亡者们渴望回到自己的祖国。

5. Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health.

step down退休, 辞职
例句:The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。
because of因为, 由于
例句:I came back because of the rain.
因为下雨, 所以我回来了。

6. Apple's new chief, Tim Cook, will also have to deal with the new Kindle Fire tablet computer from Amazon.com.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句:There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

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