I've always been an optimist and I suppose it is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the word a better place.
For as long as I can remember, I've loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.
When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of "a
computer on every desk and in every home", which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have.
And after 30 years, I'm still as inspired by computers as I was back in seventh grade.
I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and
inventiveness -- to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldn't solve on their own.
Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world's knowledge. They're helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.
Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it "tap-dancing to Work". My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me "tap-danceing to work" is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or one that can store a lifetime's worth of photos, and they say, "I didn't know you could do that with a PC5 !"
But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world6. There are still far too many
people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet7. Every year, for example, millions of
people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.
I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world.
My wife, Melinda, and I have committed to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.
As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than9 the death of a child anywhere else, and that it doesn't take much to make an immense difference in these children's lives.
I'm still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world's toughest
problems is possible -- and it's happening every day. We're seeing new drugs for deadly diseases,
new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.
I'm excited by the possibilities I see for medicine, for education and, of course, for
technology. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we're going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.
注釋：
1.be rooted in：扎(zha)根于(yu);深深地存在于(yu)
2.It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today.那是一臺笨重的(de)舊式(shi)電傳打字機，跟我們今天的(de)電腦相(xiang)比幾乎干不了什(shen)么事。本句中，barely意為almost not;compare to在美國(guo)英(ying)語中也可以等同于compare with (與……相(xiang)比)。
3.They’re helping US build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to US，no matter where they are.電腦幫助我(wo)們就我(wo)們所關心的(de)事情(qing)(qing)建立(li)一個(ge)交流(liu)的(de)場所，并(bing)且與那些我(wo)們認為對我(wo)們有重(zhong)要意義的(de)人密(mi)切相處，不管他們身在何處。care about指不管喜(xi)歡(huan)或(huo)不喜(xi)歡(huan)的(de)事情(qing)(qing)都很關心、介意、在乎、計較。
4.“tap—dancing to work”：“跳(tiao)著(zhu)踢踏舞工作”。tap原意是(shi)“叩擊(ji)、輕(qing)敲”;tap dance是(shi)“踢踏舞”。這里(li)實(shi)際意思是(shi)“(手(shou)指)輕(qing)輕(qing)敲擊(ji)鍵盤的工作”。 5.PC(personal computer)：個人計算(suan)機(ji)
6.But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC，there are lots of other ways wecan put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world.除了我(wo)們(men)能用計算機(ji)做的所有神奇的事(shi)情(qing)，還有很多其(qi)他方式(shi)發(fa)揮我(wo)們(men)的創造(zao)力和智慧，從而使(shi)世界更(geng)加美(mei)好。
7.go unmet：得不到滿足(zu)。在這里go是系動詞，unmet是過去分詞作表語：
8.commit to此處意為，保證做某事。
9.no less…than：和……一樣，不亞于(yu)……
10.and that it doesn’t take much to make an immense difference in these children’S lives.而且(qie)要改善這些(xie)孩子們的(de)命運，其(qi)實(shi)不難。此處it是形式主語，真正的(de)主語是不定式短語to make an immense difference in these children’S lives。
練習：
1. A computer was as big as an icebox when Bill Gates was a high school student.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
2. Bill Gates has been dreaming of the popularity of computers for his lifetime.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
3. Bill Gates compares his hard work on a PC to "tap-dancing to work".
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
4. To Bill Gates' mind, there is a big difference between the death of the poor's children and the death of the rich's children.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
5. So far Bill Gates has contributed several dozen billion dollars to the charities.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
6. Bill Gates and his wife consider it their duty to help the poor better their health and education as much as possible.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
7. Bill Gates will leave only a small portion of his wealth for his children.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
答案與題解：
1.A文章第(di)三段(duan)中比爾蓋茨說，當他念七年(nian)級時，電腦(nao)就是冰箱那么大小。
2.A文章第三段比爾蓋茨(ci)說，他(ta)30年前與Paul Allen一(yi)起創辦(ban)微軟公司時(shi)就夢(meng)想(xiang)一(yi)桌一(yi)機(ji)、一(yi)戶一(yi)機(ji)，而且從其他(ta)各段也可以看到他(ta)對電腦有很多(duo)的期待(dai)。
3.B從第七段(duan)第二(er)句可以看到(dao)作這樣比較的是他的朋友(you)Warren Buffett，而不是他自己。
4.B在倒(dao)數(shu)第三段，比爾蓋茨已(yi)經明確(que)說(shuo)，所有(you)這些兒童的(de)死亡都一樣令人傷心和悲痛，沒有(you)什么區(qu)別。
5.c文章沒有提到他給慈善機構捐款的事。
6.A倒數第四段比爾蓋茨認為他(ta)一生好運，就理應回報社會，所以他(ta)和他(ta)的(de)妻(qi)子做(zuo)出了，要幫助(zhu)盡可能(neng)多的(de)人改善醫療和教育條件(jian)。
7.C文章沒有提到。
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