乔布斯一艘高科技游艇卷入票据纠纷

时间：2012-12-24 08:34:08

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Venus, the minimalist high-tech¹ yacht commissioned by the late Apple founder² Steve Jobs, has become embroiled³ in a row over a disputed bill.

维纳斯号，苹果前创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯委托制造的极简抽象艺术派高科技游艇，卷入一场票据纷争。

Steve Jobs' luxury yacht Venus has been impounded in Amsterdam harbour

French designer Philippe Starck claims Mr Jobs' heirs still owe him 3m euros of a 9m euro fee for the project, according to Dutch paper Het Financieele Dagblad.

Mr Starck called in the debt collectors and had the yacht impounded（没收，拘留）.

The Port of Amsterdam confirmed that the boat is not allowed to leave.

Jeroen Ranzijn, spokesman for the Port of Amsterdam told the BBC: "The boat is brand new but there is a 3m euro claim on it. The parties will have to fight it out."

Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer representing Mr Starck's company, Ubik, told the Reuters news agency that the boat would remain in port pending⁴ payment by lawyers representing Mr Jobs' estate.

"These guys trusted each other, so there wasn't a very detailed⁵ contract," he said.

Mr Starck was unavailable for comment.

Gerard Moussault, the lawyer representing the owners of the Venus told the BBC: "I cannot comment at all on this, sorry."

The sleek⁶, 260ft-long (80m) aluminium⁷ super-yacht cost 105m euros ($138m) and was launched in October, at Aalsmeer, The Netherlands.

Mr Starck is known for his striking designs for the Alessi company, including an aluminium lemon squeezer that is shaped like a spaceship.

He collaborated⁸ with Steve Jobs for five years on the project, describing the boat as "showing the elegance⁹ of intelligence."

The vessel¹⁰ is minimalist in style and is named after the Roman goddess of love and its windows measure 3m (10 feet) in height.

Mr Starck has said that Venus "looks strange for a boat" but said its shape comes from design ideas he shared with Mr Jobs.

Mr Jobs died of pancreatic（胰腺） cancer in 2011 and never saw his boat go to sea.

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1 high-tech
adj.高科技的
参考例句：
The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。 The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

2 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 embroiled
adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的
参考例句：
He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。 John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 pending
prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的
参考例句：
The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。 He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

5 detailed
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
参考例句：
He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。 A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

6 sleek
adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢
参考例句：
Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。 The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。

7 aluminium
n.铝 (=aluminum)
参考例句：
Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。 If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。

8 collaborated
合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )；勾结叛国
参考例句：
We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。 We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。

9 elegance
n.优雅；优美，雅致；精致，巧妙
参考例句：
The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。 John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。

10 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。