50. Learn English Through A Great Lesson: Steve Jobs

 

Steve Jobs – The Man Who Changed the World

Steve Jobs was born in 1955 in California. He was adopted by a kind couple and grew up in a small house. As a boy, Steve loved electronics and computers.

In 1976, Steve and his friend Steve Wozniak started a company in a garage. They called it Apple. At first, they sold simple computers. But Steve had a big dream. He wanted to make computers easy for everyone to use.

In 1984, Apple made the first Macintosh computer. It had a mouse and nice graphics. But not everyone agreed with Steve’s ideas. In 1985, he was forced to leave Apple. He felt sad, but he didn’t give up.

He started a new company called NeXT. He also bought Pixar and made hit movies like Toy Story. These new projects helped him grow as a leader and a creator.

In 1997, Apple was in trouble. Steve returned and helped save the company. He introduced the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. These products changed the world.

Steve was not perfect. He was strict and serious. But he always believed in simple, beautiful ideas. He once said:

“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

Steve died in 2011, but his work still inspires us today.

Lesson Learned Believe in your vision, even when others don’t. Start small, dream big, and never give up.

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1	Steve Jobs – The Man Who Changed the World	/stiːv dʒɑbz ðə mæn hu ʧeɪndʒd ðə wɜrld/
2	Steve Jobs was born in 1955 in California.	/stiːv dʒɑbz wəz bɔrn ɪn naɪnˈtiːn ˈfɪfti faɪv ɪn ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjə/
3	He was adopted by a kind couple and grew up in a small house.	/hi wəz əˈdɑptɪd baɪ ə kaɪnd ˈkʌpəl ænd ɡru ʌp ɪn ə smɔl haʊs/
4	As a boy, Steve loved electronics and computers.	/æz ə bɔɪ, stiːv lʌvd ɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ænd kəmˈpjutərz/
5	In 1976, Steve and his friend Steve Wozniak started a company in a garage.	/ɪn naɪnˈtiːn ˈsɛvnti sɪks, stiːv ænd hɪz frɛnd stiːv ˈwɑzniˌæk ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈkʌmpəni ɪn ə gəˈrɑʒ/
6	They called it Apple.	/ðeɪ kɔld ɪt ˈæpəl/
7	At first, they sold simple computers.	/æt fɜrst, ðeɪ soʊld ˈsɪmpəl kəmˈpjutərz/
8	But Steve had a big dream.	/bʌt stiːv hæd ə bɪɡ drim/
9	He wanted to make computers easy for everyone to use.	/hi ˈwɑntɪd tə meɪk kəmˈpjutərz ˈizi fər ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn tə juz/
10	In 1984, Apple made the first Macintosh computer.	/ɪn naɪnˈtiːn ˈeɪti fɔr, ˈæpəl meɪd ðə fɜrst ˈmækɪntɑʃ kəmˈpjutər/
11	It had a mouse and nice graphics.	/ɪt hæd ə maʊs ænd naɪs ˈɡræfɪks/
12	But not everyone agreed with Steve’s ideas.	/bʌt nɑt ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn əˈɡrid wɪð stivz aɪˈdiəz/
13	In 1985, he was forced to leave Apple.	/ɪn naɪnˈtiːn ˈeɪti faɪv, hi wəz fɔrst tə liv ˈæpəl/
14	He felt sad, but he didn’t give up.	/hi fɛlt sæd, bʌt hi ˈdɪdənt ɡɪv ʌp/
15	He started a new company called NeXT.	/hi ˈstɑrtəd ə nu ˈkʌmpəni kɔld nɛkst/
16	He also bought Pixar and made hit movies like Toy Story.	/hi ˈɔlsoʊ bɔt ˈpɪksɑr ænd meɪd hɪt ˈmuviz laɪk tɔɪ ˈstɔri/
17	These new projects helped him grow as a leader and a creator.	/ðiz nu ˈprɑʤɛkts hɛlpt hɪm ɡroʊ æz ə ˈlidər ænd ə kriˈeɪtər/
18	In 1997, Apple was in trouble.	/ɪn naɪnˈtin naɪntiˈsɛvən ˈæpəl wəz ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/
19	Steve returned and helped save the company.	/stiːv rɪˈtɜrnd ænd hɛlpt seɪv ðə ˈkʌmpəni/
20	He introduced the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.	/hi ˌɪntrəˈdust ði ˈaɪˌpɑd ˈaɪˌfoʊn ænd ˈaɪˌpæd/
21	These products changed the world.	/ðiz ˈprɑdəkts ʧeɪndʒd ðə wɜrld/
22	Steve was not perfect.	/stiːv wəz nɑt ˈpɜrfɪkt/
23	He was strict and serious.	/hi wəz strɪkt ænd ˈsɪriəs/
24	But he always believed in simple, beautiful ideas.	/bʌt hi ˈɔlweɪz bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈsɪmpəl ˈbjutəfəl aɪˈdiəz/
25	He once said: “Stay hungry, stay foolish.”	/hi wʌns sɛd steɪ ˈhʌŋɡri steɪ ˈfuːlɪʃ/
26	Steve died in 2011, but his work still inspires us today.	/stiːv daɪd ɪn ˌtwɛnti ɪˈlɛvən, bʌt hɪz wɜrk stɪl ɪnˈspaɪərz ʌs təˈdeɪ/
27	Lesson Learned	/ˈlɛsən ˈlɜrnd/
28	Believe in your vision, even when others don’t.	/bɪˈliv ɪn jʊər ˈvɪʒən, ˈivɪn wɛn ˈʌðərz doʊnt/
29	Start small, dream big, and never give up.	/stɑrt smɔl, drim bɪɡ, ænd ˈnɛvər ɡɪv ʌp/

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