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　　With Jony Ive’s Successor, Apple Bets a Pragmatist Can Turn Prophet 　　做為喬尼·伊夫的繼任，iPhone下注實證主義者可否取得成功 　　In two decades at Apple Inc, Jeff Williams has gone from heading procurement to leading all of the tech giant’s operations. 　　在為蘋果公司法律效力二十里，謝里爾·威廉姆斯的真實身份已從購置負(fù)責(zé)人變作為這互聯(lián)網(wǎng)巨頭的首席戰(zhàn)略官了。 　　Now he has a new responsibility: creating the iconic gadgets that make Apple hum. That will be a critical test for both him and the company, which is in need of a new hit. 　　如今，他擁有一項新的義務(wù)造就出能讓蘋果公司再次興盛的代表性商品。這針對他與蘋果公司而言全是一重要的磨練，由于蘋果公司必須發(fā)布一款新的熱銷產(chǎn)品。 　　Apple’s chief operating officer since , Mr Williams has long been seen as a possible future CEO. Last week’s announcement that he will take over management of software and hardware design when chief design officer Jony Ive leaves this year—the company’s biggest executive change in years—fueled anticipation that Mr Williams is the heir apparent to Tim Cook. 　　自出任蘋果公司頂尖運營官至今，威廉姆斯一直被視作將來CEO的將會候選人。蘋果公司上星期公布，頂尖設(shè)計方案官喬尼·伊夫?qū)⒂谵o職，到時候威廉姆斯將對接手機(jī)軟件和硬件開發(fā)的管理方面。這將是iPhone很多至今較大 的一次高管變化，大家從而猜想威廉姆斯或?qū)⒆兂缮５滤沟睦^任者。 　　Meanwhile, Mr Williams’s ability to identify the right projects and reject the wrong ones, and to push software and industrial designers forward, will go a long way to determining Apple’s success. 　　此外，威廉姆斯鑒別恰當(dāng)新項目、回絕不正確新項目、促進(jìn)手機(jī)軟件和工業(yè)設(shè)計師往前發(fā)展趨勢的工作能力，將在挺大水平上決策蘋果公司可否取得成功。 　　Design has been central to Apple’s formula since Steve Jobs, with help from Mr Ive, revived the company in the s. Putting Mr Williams in charge marks a departure for Apple: Never before has core product creation been directly managed by someone who ascended through the operating ranks—a staid domain of planning, procurement and logistics. 　　自上世紀(jì)代史提夫·史蒂夫喬布斯在伊夫的幫助下提振蘋果公司至今，設(shè)計方案一直是蘋果公司發(fā)展模式的關(guān)鍵。讓威廉姆斯掌管此項每任務(wù)意味著蘋果公司的一大變化先前關(guān)鍵創(chuàng)新產(chǎn)品從來沒有由一在經(jīng)營方面（包含整體規(guī)劃、購置和貨運物流的一呆板的行業(yè)）破格提拔上去的人立即管理方法過。 　　Apple didn’t make Mr Williams available for this article, but people who have worked with him say he has been more visible in the product-development process than Mr Cook. 　　蘋果公司沒有讓威廉姆斯就本文置評，但與他相處過的人表明，在產(chǎn)品研發(fā)全過程中，他比桑德斯更引人注意。 　　Mr Williams has shown interest in products’ look and feel, they said, and helped steer the Apple Watch from being a fashion- and fitness-focused product tethered to the iPhone to one that boasts wireless connectivity and more health features, one of his priorities. 　　她們表明，威廉姆斯對商品的外型和覺得主要表現(xiàn)出了興趣愛好，并協(xié)助Apple Watch從一附設(shè)于iPhone的以運動健身作用主導(dǎo)的時尚潮流零配件，變化為一款適用無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接網(wǎng)絡(luò)和大量身心健康作用的商品，它是他的貢獻(xiàn)之一。 　　Still, Mr Williams is an operations executive at his core, the people said, and his skills at logistics and planning make him more implementer than inventor. 　　但知情人人員稱，威廉姆斯實質(zhì)上是一位經(jīng)營高管，他在貨運物流和整體規(guī)劃層面的才可以使他看上去更好像一位實干家，并非科學(xué)家。 　　“He sees where we are, not where we need to be in years to come,” said a former colleague, who also praised Mr Williams’s leadership, versatility and encyclopedic memory. 　　一位前朋友說“他見到的是大家如今所在的部位，而不是將來兩大家必須做到的部位?！彼€稱贊了威廉姆斯的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力、才華橫溢和博大的記憶能力。 　　重點難點語匯 　　pragmatist? n. 實證主義者；欺軟怕硬的人 　　procurement? n. 購置；得到，獲得 　　anticipation? n. 意料，預(yù)估；察覺到；借支；期待，期待；營銷概念 　　logistic? adj. 后勤管理的；分配融洽層面的；機(jī)構(gòu)上的 n. 數(shù)理邏輯；符號邏輯 　　tether? n. 系鏈；拴繩 v. （用繩或鏈）綁住 　　versatility? n. 多功能化；才華橫溢；主要用途普遍 　　encyclopedic? adj. 博學(xué)多識的；專業(yè)知識博大的