“To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple 致苹果董事会及苹果社区：
Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when 我一直都说，如果有一天我不再能履行作为苹果CEOI could no longer meet my duties and 的职责，满足你们的期望，我会首先告诉你们。不幸expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first 的是，这一天来临了。
to let you know.Unfortunately, that day has
come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple.I would like to 我特此宣布，辞去苹果CEO的职位，如果董事会同意，serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the 我将担任苹果董事长，或者董事，甚至普通职员都可Board, director and Apple employee.以。
As far as my succeor goes, I strongly 至于继任者，我强烈建议执行已制定的接任计划，提recommend that we execute our succeion plan 名蒂姆·库克担任CEO。
and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative 我相信，苹果的未来会更加光明，更具创造力。我期days are ahead of it.And I look forward to 待在新的岗位上为未来苹果的成功尽自己的绵薄之watching and contributing to its succe in a 力。
new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life 我在苹果结交了一些人生中最好的朋友，感谢多年来at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years 与我共事的所有人。
of being able to work alongside you.
Steve”
hereby: (used in official statements, proclamations, etc.) by means of or as a result of this（用于公文等中，以此方式，特此，借此，兹）
