About the Author
--关于作者
Jonathan Lewis is a qualified teacher with a mathematics degree from Oxford University.
--乔纳森.刘易斯是一名被牛津大学授予数学学位的导师。
Although his interest in computers came to light at the tender age of about 12—
--尽管在大约12岁的幼小年龄,发现对计算机有浓厚的兴趣,
in the days when high-technology meant you used a keyboard, rather than a knitting needle to punch holes in cards—
--在那个年代，高科技意味着使用键盘，而非用编织针在卡片上打孔
it wasn't until he was four years out of university that he moved into computing professionally.
--直到他大学四年毕业，他开始投身于计算机专业。
--关于作者
Jonathan Lewis is a qualified teacher with a mathematics degree from Oxford University.
--乔纳森.刘易斯是一名被牛津大学授予数学学位的导师。
Although his interest in computers came to light at the tender age of about 12—
--尽管在大约12岁的幼小年龄,发现对计算机有浓厚的兴趣,
in the days when high-technology meant you used a keyboard, rather than a knitting needle to punch holes in cards—
--在那个年代，高科技意味着使用键盘，而非用编织针在卡片上打孔
it wasn't until he was four years out of university that he moved into computing professionally.
--直到他大学四年毕业，他开始投身于计算机专业。
Apart from an initial year as an incompetent salesman
--在刚开始的几年，做为一名菜鸟销售
(apparently the correct answer to any question is “Yes,”
--表面上 任何问题的正确答案是“Yes”，
not “Yes, but it's going to take several weeks of configuration and programming”),
--而不是 “是，但是它需要几周的时间来配置和编写程序”）
he has been self-employed his entire career in the computer industry.
--在计算机行业，他开始了自己的创业生涯
--在刚开始的几年，做为一名菜鸟销售
(apparently the correct answer to any question is “Yes,”
--表面上 任何问题的正确答案是“Yes”，
not “Yes, but it's going to take several weeks of configuration and programming”),
--而不是 “是，但是它需要几周的时间来配置和编写程序”）
he has been self-employed his entire career in the computer industry.
--在计算机行业，他开始了自己的创业生涯
Jonathan's initiation into Oracle was on version 5.1 running on a PC,
--乔纳森开始接触Oracle，是在PC上运行5.1版本的Oracle,
which he used to design and build a risk-management system for the crude-trading floor of one of the major oil companies.
--这个版本的Oracle，被他用来为主营石油的公司设计和构建一套石油交易的风险管理系统。
--乔纳森开始接触Oracle，是在PC上运行5.1版本的Oracle,
which he used to design and build a risk-management system for the crude-trading floor of one of the major oil companies.
--这个版本的Oracle，被他用来为主营石油的公司设计和构建一套石油交易的风险管理系统。
(He had written the first version of the system using a PC program called dBase III—which did use tables and indexes and
made some claims to being a relational database management system.)
--他用dBaseIII的PC程序编写了第一个版本的系统。这个程序使用表和索引并让一些需求形成一个关系型数据库管理系统
made some claims to being a relational database management system.)
--他用dBaseIII的PC程序编写了第一个版本的系统。这个程序使用表和索引并让一些需求形成一个关系型数据库管理系统
With Oracle, he found out what a proper relational database management system ought to be able to do, and was immediately hooked.
--使用Oracle,他发现多么合适的关系型数据库管理系统能让他想做的实现，于是他立即被Oracle吸引了。
--使用Oracle,他发现多么合适的关系型数据库管理系统能让他想做的实现，于是他立即被Oracle吸引了。
Since that day of revelation, Jonathan has focused exclusively on the use and abuse of the Oracle RDBMS.
--自从那天受到启发以后，乔纳森专一地致力于各种使用oracleRDBMS的方法（好方法吸取经验，坏方法吸取教训）
--自从那天受到启发以后，乔纳森专一地致力于各种使用oracleRDBMS的方法（好方法吸取经验，坏方法吸取教训）
After three or four years of contract work helping to build large systems,
--合约工作的三到四年以后,建立了大型系统,
he decided to move from the “contractor” market to the “consultant” market,
--他决定从承包人角色转变到咨询角色,
and now shares his time evenly between short-term consultancy work,holding seminars, and “research.”
--现在他把时间平均的分配在 短期咨询工作,举办研讨会,和"研究"上。
Jonathan is well-known in the international Oracle scene,
--乔纳森在Oracle领域是国际知名的，
having worked in 50 different countries and a dozen US states in the course of the last 10 years.
--在最近的10年期间，他曾在50个不同的国家和一打(12)美国各州工作过。
He is a strong supporter of user groups—particularly the UK user group ( www.ukoug.org ),
--他是Oracle用户组的一个强大的支撑者,特别是在United Kingdom用户组，
of course—and whenever the opportunity arises, he tries to find time for speaking to user groups outside the United Kingdom,
--当然无论何时的机会，在UK以外，他会试图找出时间给用户讲解，
sometimes as short, evening events at the end of a day's consultancy work.
--有时简短，有时是一天的咨询工作结束以后的晚上活动。
He also has a blog about Oracle ( http://jonathanlewis.wordpress.com ) and contributes regularly (when he's not fully occupied writing books) to various magazines,
forums and discussion groups.
--他也有一个关于Oracle的博客，(当他不全力写书时)会定期写文章投稿给各种杂志，论坛和讨论组。
Jonathan just celebrated his silver wedding anniversary to Diana
(currently a primary school teacher and head of mathematics after many years of being an accountant).
--乔纳森刚刚和他的戴安娜庆祝他们的银婚周年纪念。
--戴安娜目前是小学老师和经过多年成为一名会计师
--合约工作的三到四年以后,建立了大型系统,
he decided to move from the “contractor” market to the “consultant” market,
--他决定从承包人角色转变到咨询角色,
and now shares his time evenly between short-term consultancy work,holding seminars, and “research.”
--现在他把时间平均的分配在 短期咨询工作,举办研讨会,和"研究"上。
Jonathan is well-known in the international Oracle scene,
--乔纳森在Oracle领域是国际知名的，
having worked in 50 different countries and a dozen US states in the course of the last 10 years.
--在最近的10年期间，他曾在50个不同的国家和一打(12)美国各州工作过。
He is a strong supporter of user groups—particularly the UK user group ( www.ukoug.org ),
--他是Oracle用户组的一个强大的支撑者,特别是在United Kingdom用户组，
of course—and whenever the opportunity arises, he tries to find time for speaking to user groups outside the United Kingdom,
--当然无论何时的机会，在UK以外，他会试图找出时间给用户讲解，
sometimes as short, evening events at the end of a day's consultancy work.
--有时简短，有时是一天的咨询工作结束以后的晚上活动。
He also has a blog about Oracle ( http://jonathanlewis.wordpress.com ) and contributes regularly (when he's not fully occupied writing books) to various magazines,
forums and discussion groups.
--他也有一个关于Oracle的博客，(当他不全力写书时)会定期写文章投稿给各种杂志，论坛和讨论组。
Jonathan just celebrated his silver wedding anniversary to Diana
(currently a primary school teacher and head of mathematics after many years of being an accountant).
--乔纳森刚刚和他的戴安娜庆祝他们的银婚周年纪念。
--戴安娜目前是小学老师和经过多年成为一名会计师
They have two children:
Anna (now in her final year at Oxford University) and
Simon (in his first year at York University).
--他们有两个孩子，安娜(现在牛津大学最后一学年的学习)，西蒙(纽约大学第一年)
Despite the numerical backgrounds and mathematical skills of their parents,
--厌恶父母的数字背景和数学技巧，
neither of the younger generation is the slightest bit interested in a career in computing.
--年轻一代都只是一点点对计算机事业感兴趣。
Anna (now in her final year at Oxford University) and
Simon (in his first year at York University).
--他们有两个孩子，安娜(现在牛津大学最后一学年的学习)，西蒙(纽约大学第一年)
Despite the numerical backgrounds and mathematical skills of their parents,
--厌恶父母的数字背景和数学技巧，
neither of the younger generation is the slightest bit interested in a career in computing.
--年轻一代都只是一点点对计算机事业感兴趣。
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