创业成功人士访谈录 第106期:我们不需要花哨的外观(2)
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：创业成功人士访谈录
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Later on in 1995, I remembered that I was a programmer
1995年后期，我想起我是个程序员，
and that I could turn code into HTML, so i would be able to do instant publishing.
可以写超文字标记语言，我可以将这些列表即时发表，
It suddenly occurred to me that I could write code and that I could make Craigslist into a Web site
忽然间我觉得我可以编写一些代码，可以把Craigslist做成一个网站，
where the code would do most of the work for me.
在网站上代码可以替我做大多数工作。
Was making the move from the listserve to a Web site a big transition for you?
从列表服务到网站是一个大转变吗？
Not much at first.
一开始不是。
People started using the site, but the mailing list was still the big deal then for users.
人们开始使用这个网站，但那个时候，大量的人们在使用邮件列表，
In a sense, back then it was not much different than it is now.
从某种意义上讲，在那个时候，二者之间的差别不像现在那么大。
At that point, the mailing list was still more popular than the Web site, but I have no idea when the crossover occurred.
那时邮件列表仍然要比网站流行，我也不知道真正的转换是从什么时候开始的，
I’m guessing in the early 2000s.
我猜想大约是2000年初。
You began this on a whim 1.
你心血来潮做这个，
Was leaving your job at Schwab a risky 2 thing or are you a person who doesn’t have such fears?
那么离开嘉信理财是一次冒险吗？或者你是不是一个对此并不畏惧的人？
The first three years of Craigslist I ran this by myself and it somehow built critical mass.
头三年我自己做，那时是最关键的时刻，
At the end of 1997, there were three milestones 4 hit:
1997年底，遇到三个里程碑，
hitting a million page views a month; then the folks from Microsoft Sidewalk wanted to run banner ads on the site.
第一，月浏览量超过100万；第二，微软想在Craigslist 上放条幅广告，
And at market rates, that would be all the money I needed to live.
从市场的角度，那些钱正好可以帮助我发展下去，
So I figured, hey I’m an overpaid programmer, I don’t need the money,
但转念一想，我写程序赚得已经不少了，我自己并不缺钱，
and many banner ads are pretty dumb, so I decided 5 not to run them.
而且那时的条幅广告都是无声的，于是我决定不放广告；
And the third milestone 3, [occurred when] a few people approached me about running Craigslist on a volunteer basis.
第三个里程碑是，几个人找到我，要义务加入到Craigslist的运营中，
I tried that in 1998，where we would all work together on a volunteer basis.
我1998年尝试那样做，那时我们都是义务去做，
We tried it，but it failed.Things just didn’t get done.
我们努力了，但失败了，那样行不通。
It just started slowly dying.
Craigslist开始露出衰亡的迹象。
1 whim
n.一时的兴致，突然的念头；奇想，幻想
- I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
- He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。
2 risky
adj.有风险的，冒险的
- It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
- He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
3 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
- The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
- I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
4 milestones
n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 )；重要阶段；转折点；里程碑
- Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件，并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网
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