3.He had been scattershot friendly to me over the years, with occasional bursts of intensity, especially when he was launching a new product that he wanted on the cover of Time or featured on CNN, places where I'd worked.
多年来,他对我还算友好,偶尔还会感情

下,特别是当他希望即将推出的新产品能上《时代》杂志封面或者 CNN(美国有线电视新闻网)专题报道的时候,而这两处恰好都是我曾工作过的地方。