BillGates比爾蓋茨中英互譯

1、Bill Gates比爾蓋茨When I was 19, I caught sight of the future and based my career on what I saw. I turned out to have been right. Bill Gates“我 19歲看到了未來， 并將我的所見當(dāng)作我事業(yè)的基點， 結(jié)果證明我是對的。 ”比爾蓋 茨Hes the most famous businessman and the richest man in the world worth an estimated $40 billion in 1997. Without a doub

2、t, Bill Gates belongs in the same class as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and other great minds who changed the world. The self-described hacker has dominated the personal computing revolution and modernized the whole world in the process. Indeed, his classification into any other rank than t

3、his would seriously understate his impact on the world. 他是當(dāng)今世上最著名的商人、最有錢的富豪 1997 年他的資產(chǎn)預(yù)計為 400 億美元。毫無 疑問，他與托馬斯愛迪生、亞歷山大格雷厄姆貝爾以及其他改變世界的偉人屬于同一 行列。這個自稱為“黑客”的人主導(dǎo)著個人計算機革命， 并在這一過程中使整個世界現(xiàn)代化。 的確，將他劃入任何其他行列，都可能大大淡化他對世界的影響。Gates success stems from his personality: an unbelievable and at times frightening blend

4、of high-voltage brilliance, drive and competitiveness. When the chairman and CEO walks through the corridors of Microsoft, it is like a switch being turned on;everything and everyone around him is charged with 10,000 volts of electricity. Gates sets the example and Microsoft employees follow. The sc

5、hedule he keeps is one hint as to what he expects from his employees. Its not unusual for the dean of the Microsoft campus to put in 16-hour days.他的工作安排暗蓋茨的成功源自他的人格： 他才華橫溢、 沖勁十足、 爭強好勝， 這些加在一起令人難以置信， 有時甚至令人畏懼。 當(dāng)這位董事長兼首席執(zhí)行官走過微軟大樓的走廊時， 他身邊的人和物就 像被打開了電源，充了一萬伏電。蓋茨樹立了榜樣，微軟的員工緊隨其后。16 小時。示著他對員工的期待。這位“微軟校園”的

6、“校長”經(jīng)常每天工作Indeed, if theres one thing that distinguishes the Gates style, it is his time management skills. Conservation of time, energy, and focus are his hallmarks.He moves between playing the role of international spokesman for the age of technology and planning business strategy back at headquar

7、ters, getting the maximum amount of work possible out of every minute. Always punctual and always in high gear, he typically leaves only the tiniest cracks in the day for eating, talking to friends or recreation. The joke around Microsoft is that his receptionist is the hardestHe probably needs節(jié)約時間、

8、 精力充沛一會兒在微軟總部謀劃working person in the world. In fact, he has several receptionists.one just to arrange his travel plans and visas to foreign countries.的確， 如果說蓋茨的風(fēng)格與他人有別的話，那就是他把握時間的技能。和專心致志是他的突出特點。 他一會兒充當(dāng)技術(shù)時代的國際代言人，他總是準(zhǔn)時， 總是處于高速運轉(zhuǎn)狀態(tài)，經(jīng)營策略， 充分利用每一分鐘， 最大限度的開展工作。他習(xí)慣利用白天的點滴空閑進餐、 與朋友交談或娛樂。 微軟人笑話他的接待員是天底下最勤

9、奮的人。 事實上，他有幾個接待員。 他或許需要有人專門安排他的旅行計劃和去國外的簽證。On the subject of travel, he has become known for saving money and time as well.On business trips, he flies commercial whenever possible and in the interest of time, he never checks his baggage. His hosts also find they save money when he is in town. There

10、is no time in his schedule for tourism of any kind, no excursions or sightseeing trips are on his agenda. Its just work, work, work.說到旅行， 他節(jié)約錢和時間也是出了名的。出差時，他盡可能坐普通民航飛機；為了節(jié)省時 間，他從不托運行李。接待他的東道主也發(fā)現(xiàn)，他住在城里時他們很省錢。 他的時間表上沒 有計劃旅游的時間，日程表上也沒有游覽或觀光計劃。有的只是工作，工作，工作。Another trait that makes him so unusual is his

11、incredible multitasking ability.At his desk, he works on two computers, one with multiple frames that sequence data streaming in from the Internet, and the other handling the hundreds of e-mailmessages and letters he receives. He may even review data while conducting a meeting using a videophone.他辦公

12、時使用兩臺電另一個使他與眾不同的特質(zhì)是他令人難以置信的“多任務(wù)操作”能力。另一臺處理他接收的數(shù)以百計的腦，一臺開有多重窗口以編排從英特網(wǎng)上不斷接收的數(shù)據(jù)，電子郵件。甚至他在用可視電話主持會議時，還能審核數(shù)據(jù)Gates runs his company mainly through three methods: He bats out a hundred or moree-mail messages a day (and night); he meets every month or so with his top management panel of experts and advisers

13、; and most importantly, he holds two or three smallreview meetings a day with a procession of teams working on the companys variousproducts. He doesnt address anyone by name or hand out too much praise, but he does go round the table clockwise and listens carefully to everyone who has an idea. When

14、he is unclear about something,he quizzes and challenges his staff. Educate meonthat, he might say, looking to make clear a vague statement. Every decision he makes is based on his knowledge of its merits. He doesnt need to rely on personal politics. 蓋茨主要通過以下三種方法來經(jīng)營他的公司： 他每天（和每晚） 發(fā)出 100 封或更多電子郵件； 他大約

15、每月與由專家和顧問組成的高層管理委員會會晤一次； 更重要的是， 他每天召開兩三 個小型碰頭會， 接連與會的是研發(fā)公司各種產(chǎn)品的團隊。 他不作指名道姓的個別談話， 也不 作太多的表揚， 只作順時針方向的圓桌會談， 仔細(xì)聽取每個人的意見。 遇到不太明白的說法， 他就詢問甚至質(zhì)疑他的手下?！罢埦痛嗣魇荆彼麜@么說，希望把不清楚的地方弄明白。 他作出的每個決定，都是基于對其價值的了解。他不需要依賴個人權(quán)術(shù)。22 年來他一直是那些企圖擠進When Bill Gates was in the sixth grade, his parents sent him to see a psychologist.

16、 After a year of sessions and tests, the psychologist reached his conclusion. Youre going to lose, he told Gates mother Mary. You had better just adjust to it because theres no use trying to beat him. In the 22 years since he dropped out of Harvard to conquer the world of computer operating systems

17、and application software, he has been deadly for competitors trying to claw their way into the market. 比爾蓋茨讀六年級時，他父母送他去看心理醫(yī)生。一年后，經(jīng)過多次看醫(yī)生和檢查，醫(yī)生 有了結(jié)論?！澳懿涣怂模?”他對蓋茨的母親瑪麗說。 “最好接受現(xiàn)實， 打他是不管用的。 ” 自從蓋茨從哈佛退學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)去攻克計算機操作系統(tǒng)和應(yīng)用軟件， 這個市場的競爭對手的死敵。In early 1975, at the age of 19, while at Harvard University, he and P

18、aul Allen wrote an interpreter for the programming language used by MITS Altair, the first commercially available personal computer. It was their intense relationship Gates the workaholic code writer and competitor, Allen the dreamy visionary that laid the first brick in the foundation of Microsoft.

19、1975 年初，他 19 歲，還在哈佛大學(xué)讀書，他和保羅艾倫寫了一份程序設(shè)計語言的編譯程 序，供 MITS （微儀表和自動系統(tǒng)公司）的 Altair 電腦用，這是第一臺商業(yè)個人電腦。蓋 茨是個勤奮的編碼者和競爭對手， 而艾倫卻是個充滿幻想的夢想家， 正是他們的這種密切關(guān) 系給微軟墊定了第一塊磚。In 1976, Gates began licensing Microsofts software products directly to computer manufacturers, which dramatically increased Microsofts profits.Although

20、MITS soonfolded, Microsoft had already attracted new customers including, at the time, small hardware firms like Apple, Commodore and Tandy.1976 年，蓋茨開始許可計算機生產(chǎn)商直接配銷微軟軟件產(chǎn)品，這大大增加了微軟的利潤。 盡管 MITS很快就關(guān)閉了，微軟卻已吸引住了新的顧客，還包括當(dāng)時一些小硬件公司，如蘋 果公司，柯摩多爾公司和坦迪公司。In 1980, IBM invited Microsoft to write a series of progra

21、mming languages for itsnew personal computer, the IBM PC. Gates offered that Microsoft could also produce the operating systems （MS-DOS）. The IBM PC and MSDOS were bundled together and announced to the public in August 1981.Throughout the 1980s Microsoft moved steadily upward and by the 1990s MS-DOS

22、 had been exported around the world and had become the dominant software platform. By 1995, roughly 85 percent of the worlds personal computers were using a Microsoft operating system.1980 年， IBM（美國國際商用機器公司）邀請微軟為其新產(chǎn)品即IBM個人電腦（ IBM PC）編寫一整套程序設(shè)計語言。 蓋茨提議微軟也可以生產(chǎn)操作系統(tǒng) （即微軟磁盤操作系統(tǒng)， MS-DOS）。 于是 IMB PC和MS-DOS便

23、捆綁在一起，并于 1981年8月面世。整個 20世紀(jì) 80年代，微軟 穩(wěn)定發(fā)展。到了 90 年代， MS-DOS已出口到世界各地，成了獨霸全球的軟件平臺。到1995年，全世界大約 85%的個人電腦使用微軟操作系統(tǒng)。Today the Microsoft campus is a home for new ideas and products that currently number over 200. It has mushroomed to nearly 18,000 employees and $6 billion in profits. By 1992, at least 3,400 of Microsofts emp