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1、 1. He was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. 2. His father was a prominent lawyer, his mother was a school teacher and an active member of non-profit organizations like The United Way 3. He has authored two books: The Road Ahead (1995) Business the Speed of Thought (1999) 未来时速:数字神经系统和
2、商务新思维（向人们展示了计算机技 术是如何以崭新的方式来解决商业问题的。这本书在超过60个国家 以25种语言出版。 4. He began programming computers at age 13 and developed the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer(微机). 5. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $28.8 billion (as of January 2005) to support phil
3、anthropic（慈善 的） plans in the areas of global health and learning. 在中国的四川发生特大地震的时候，向中国卫生部捐赠130万美元(约合 910万人民币)， 6. He is chairman and chief software architect (首席软件设计师)of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions. 7. He retired on June 27,2008He is He only used 20
4、yearsto start up his business. 比尔盖茨每秒赚67.5美元，每天赚583.2万美元 ，一年赚21.3亿美元。His house is a large earth-sheltered mansion in the side of a hill overlooking Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. According to King County public records, as of 2006, the total assessed value of the property (land and house) is
5、 $125 million in 2005，he was honored as William Henry Gates III（KBE ）by Queen Elizabeth II) 。威廉亨利盖茨三世爵士Know More about William H. GatesBackground Information 历年富豪榜排名】 盖茨2001-2007年蝉联世界首富！2008年排 名世界第三，2009年又一次成为世界首富！比尔盖茨，又被封为威廉亨利盖茨三世爵 士（William Henry Gates III KBE），美国商人 、亿万富豪。他是微软的创始人，根据美国福 布斯杂志的统计，盖茨
6、是全世界最有钱的人。 另外一个统计则称盖茨一个人的财富要比全世界 最贫穷的50%人口的财富总额还要多。曾经有人 计算过，比尔盖茨拥有的财富可以买32架航天飞 机，或344架波音747，拍摄268部泰坦尼克号 ，买15.6万部劳斯莱斯产的宾利大陆型豪华轿 车。 Personal life Bill and Melinda Gates, June 2009. Gates married Melinda French, a Microsoft manager, from Dallas, Texas on January 1, 1994为比尔生下一双儿女的盖茨太太美琳达法兰奇But Gates fir
7、st love, not his wife, is Ann Winblad, who is 9 years older than he!When finally Gate got marrid, he and his wife, Melinda, signed an agreement that allows him to go on an annual holiday with his ex-lover, Ann, leaving his wife behind!一个是比他大9岁的初恋情人安温布 莱德永远的朋友The third woman of his life6.776亿的情人斯特凡妮宙
8、赫尔 让尔盖茨破费6.776亿美元的情妇斯特凡妮宙赫尔。This is his carBackground Information 世人对盖茨的评价褒贬不一。有人说他是成功的 企业家，有人说他垄断行业、欺凌弱小；有人说 他是“最慷慨的慈善家”，有人说他是一个虚伪的 人他的慈善之举只是有史以来最昂贵的公关 活动；有人说他是当之无愧的全球首富，有人说 他只会贪婪地在股市中套现，从微软用户的身上 榨钱但是就像美国人说的那样：“不管你 是爱他，还是恨他，你都无法漠视他 这就是比尔盖茨的魅力。” 1.afford v.have enough money for sth. 买得起 affordable a
9、.: 可负担得起的 e.g. Tom cant afford the PC汤姆买不起个人电脑。2.annual a.年度的an annual event/meeting/ report 年度活动/ 会议/ 报告e.g. The school trip has become an annual event.学校旅行已经成为一项年度活动。3.approach n.a method of doing something 方法approachable a. 可接近的，亲切的approach ones home 快到家了 make approaches to sb. 同某人打交道e.g. He has
10、a new approach to the study of English.他有一套学英语的新方法。e.g. He conducted his business successfully.5. conduct v.处理，管理conduct oneself well 表现好 a man of good conduct 品行端正的人conductor 乐队指挥，列车员，导体 conductive 导热/电的他管理生意很成功。6. develop v.e.g. The builders are developing that part of town.8. estimate v./n.估计，估价e
11、.g. We should have an accurate estimate of the cost of our living.开发，发展estimation n. 估计 in sbs estimate 依某人估计 by estimate 照估计developing country 发展中国家 developed country 发达国家建筑商正在开发该城镇的那部分地区 。我们对于自己的生活费用要有准确的估计。9. exchange v.交换 exchange A for B 用A换B exchange sth. with sb. 和某人交换某物 Stock Exchange 证券交易所
12、e.g. John exchanges gifts with Mary at Christmas.约翰在圣诞节同玛丽交换 礼物。10.fancy v.e.g. Sorry, but I dont fancy going out tonight.11.fortune n.财产，运气e.g. God sends fortune to fools. 喜欢make a fortune 发财 try ones fortune 碰运气 good/bad fortune 好运气fancy cakes 花式糕点 fancy diving 花式跳水对不起，我今晚不想出去【谚】傻人有傻福。13.hardware
13、n. (1)（电脑）硬件 (2)五金器具14. insert v.to put something inside or into something else 嵌入15.intention n.意图，目的e.g. I have no intention of retiring just yet.intend v. 打算 intentional a. 故意的，有意图的have no intention of doing sth. 无意做某事 with the intention of 抱有的目的 without intention 无意中，不是故意地我目前还没有退休的打算。16.intimate
14、 a.亲密的e.g. We had been intimate for some time. an intimate letter 私人信件 an intimate friend 亲密的朋友 我们有段时间非常的要好。17. manage v.e.g. We managed to persuade him. 20.output n 产量做到，达到the output of energy能源的输出 the annual output 年产量manageable a.易控制的 management n. 管理 manager n. 经理我们成功的劝服了他。e.g. Our room overlook
15、ed the sea.21. overlook v. 俯瞰我们的房间俯瞰大海。22. pack v.e.g. 50,000 fans packed into the stadium.Related words: package n. 捆，包 packer n. 包装机，包装者挤满，塞满pack up in/into 整理行装 pack up 把收起 pack sb. off 把 打发走 五万名足球迷涌入体育场24. preferences n. 偏爱e.g. Do you have a color preference ?prefer v. 选择 preferable a. 更好的by preference 首先，最好 have a preference for 偏好 喜爱你有偏爱的颜色吗？25. share v. 分享share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物 do ones share for 对做出某人应有的贡献 share out 分派，分配e.g. After his death his property was not shared between his children.在他死后，他的财产并不由他的孩子平分。28.virtual a.
