When the Texas Pacific Group, a private-equity firm with a large stake in Lenovo, contacted Mr Amelio, he might have spurned the job as a poisoned chalice.

• 私募股本公司德州太平洋集团（theTexasPacificGroup）持有联想的相当大股份，当该集团联系阿梅里奥时，如果他当时认为这个职位肯定不会有好结果而拒绝接受，那再正常不过了。