Ballmer said in an interview on CBS News.

鲍尔默在接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻采访时说。

While in this position, Ballmer proved that he was an indispensable part of the company.

在这个职位上， 鲍尔默证明了他是公司不可或缺的一部分。

Microsoft also registered a phenomenal increase in profits during Ballmer’s tenure as CEO.

在鲍尔默担任首席执行官期间， 微软的利润也出现了惊人的增长。

Lesson 2 Make yourself indispensable Ballmer’s college classmate Bill Gates had dropped out of school to co-found Microsoft.

第 2 课 让自己变得不可或缺 Ballmer 的大学同学 Bill Gates 已经辍学与人共同创立了微软。

Ballmer did not in any way use his friendship with Gates as a reason to be unproductive.

鲍尔默没有以任何方式利用他与盖茨的友谊作为效率低下的理由。

By the time Microsoft became a publicly held company in 1986, Ballmer had become a multimillionaire at the age of 30.

到 1986 年微软成为上市公司时，30 岁的鲍尔默已成为千万富翁。

Ballmer has a degree in mathematics and economics from Harvard which helped balance the books but didn't do much when it comes to innovation.

鲍尔默虽然在哈佛大学学过数学和经济学，能帮助他管理财务，但在创新方面并没有太多作为。

From 1980 onwards, Ballmer's intense loyalty and managerial talent were considered infectious by those he worked with.

从 1980 年开始，鲍尔默的高度忠诚和管理才能被与他共事的人认为具有感染力。

Ballmer once said, “I started as an assistant to the president. I was Bill's assistant, basically: chief cook and bottle washer.”

鲍尔默曾说：“我最初是担任总统助理。我基本上是比尔的助手：主厨兼洗瓶工。”

Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and occupied several positions starting from the position as Bill Gates’ assistant earning just $50,000 a year.

鲍尔默于 1980 年加入微软，从年薪仅 5 万美元的比尔盖茨助理开始担任多个职位。

Ballmer was friendly, easy going with a loud exuberant style and a high energy personality that influenced a lot of business interactions.

鲍尔默为人友善、随和，风格活泼，精力充沛，影响了很多商业互动。

Even while at Harvard in the 1970s, Ballmer worked with the football team and on the Harvard Crimson newspaper as well as the university literary magazine.

即使在 1970 年代还在哈佛期间， 鲍尔默也曾在橄榄球队工作，并在哈佛深红报和大学文学杂志工作。