Not everyone wins the genetic lottery like he did! Not everyone is a natural talent like him, I believe you will feel the same way. Provides a short article about Bill Gates life anecdotes, with the original English text attached for learning.
1. Do you know anything about the richest man in the modern world?
2. In the future, what do you think the richest man in modern world will do?
1. , do you think how to act as the richest man in the modern society?
The richest man in the world
Bill Gates is an ordinary citizen of the world. There was nothing he couldn't afford. Every morning, when his alarm goes off, the software mogul is $20 million richer than when he went to bed. His wealth comes from his Microsoft company, where he owns Microsoft 39% of the shares. He is estimated to have a personal fortune of ÂŁ18bn, which is more than the annual economic output of more than 100 countries.
The Richest Man in the World
Bill Gates is a private citizen in the world. There is nothing he can't afford. Every morning, when his alarm clock goes off, the software tycoon is $20 million richer than when he went to bed. His wealth is based on his company-Microsoft, of which he owns 39% of the shares. He has a personal fortune estimated at ÂŁ18 billion which is more than the annual economic output of over a hundred countries.
Bill is not stingy with his money. He built a mansion overlooking Lake Washington and filled it with high-tech equipment and television monitors, some taking up an entire wall. Visitors are given a smart card that records their personal preferences, and as they walk from room to room, their favorite pictures appear on the screen and their favorite music plays. This card has been programmed so that only your closest friends can open all doors.
He is not shy about spending it. He has built a mansion overlooking Lake Washington that he's packed with high-tech gadgetry and TV monitors, some taking up an entire wall. Visitors are given a smart card encoded with their personal preferences so that, as they wander from room to room, their favorite pictures will appear on the screens, and the music they like will play. The card is programmed so that only the most intimate friends can open all the doors.
This is a cold-blooded way of treating relationships It seems to apply to his love life as well. When he dated his ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad, now a highly successful businesswoman, the pair did much of their romance through virtual dates. Everyone drives to different towns at the same time to see the same movie, and then they talk about the movie on their cell phones, discuss the plot, and compare notes. When he finally got involved in marriage, he and his wife, Melida, signed an agreement that allowed him to take an annual vacation with his ex-lover Ann, leaving her behind.
This cold-blooded approach to human relationships also seems to be true of his love life. When he went out with his ex-girlfriend, Ann Winblad, who is now a very successful businesswoman, the couple conducted much of their relationship by going on virtual dates. Each would drive alone to the same movie at the same time in different towns, and then talk about it afterwards on their mobiles, discussing the plots and exchanging opinions. When finally he got married, he and his wife, Melida, signed an agreement that allows him to go on an annual holiday with his ex-lover,Ann, leaving his wife behind.
Gates is known as the "King of Nerds," but that's not fair. While in ninth grade at school, he got A's in all his subjects, which placed him in the top 10 in the country. Later, Gates entered Harvard University . There, he inserted a piece of software into the school's computers that allowed him to become classmates with the girls he admired.But he never finished college. When he left, he knew what to do. He started his own computer company.
Gates has been called "King of the Nerds", but this simply isn't fair. In the ninth grade a school, he got A's in all the subjects he took, which put him among the top ten students in nation. Gates went on to Harvard University where he managed to be in the same class as the girls he fancied by inserting a piece of software into the college computer. But he never finished college. When he left, he knew exactly what to do.He started up his own computer company.
The reason Microsoft was so successful was because Gates saw that his wealth lay in software, not hardware. He became a billionaire at the age of 31, and since then, Microsoft has created Windows, a system that can be run with the convenience of a mouse click on an icon.
The reason why Microsoft has been so successful is because Gates saw that his fortune lay software, not hardware. He became a billionaire at 31, and since then Microsoft has create Windows, which is a system that can be run by clicking on icons with a mouse.
Now, the billionaire is developing handheld personal computers (HPC). His software is used on two-thirds of the world's computers.
Now the multi-billionaire, whose software is used in two-thirds of the world’s computers, is developing the HPC, or hand-held personal computer.
He wants everyone in the world to have a computer in their pocket.
It is his intention that there should be a computer in the pocket of everybody in the whole world.
Translated from Business English freshman English extensive reading text
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Gates has been called "King of the Nerds", but this simply isn't fair. In the ninth grade a school, he got A's in all the subjects he took, which put him among the top ten students in nation. Gates went on to Harvard University where he managed to be in the same class as the girls he fancied by inserting a piece of software into the college computer. But he never finished college. When he left, he knew exactly what to do.He started up his own computer company.
The reason Microsoft was so successful was because Gates saw that his wealth lay in software, not hardware. He became a billionaire at the age of 31, and since then, Microsoft has created Windows, a system that can be run with the convenience of a mouse click on an icon.
The reason why Microsoft has been so successful is because Gates saw that his fortune lay software, not hardware. He became a billionaire at 31, and since then Microsoft has create Windows, which is a system that can be run by clicking on icons with a mouse.
Now, the billionaire is developing handheld personal computers (HPC). His software is used on two-thirds of the world's computers.
Now the multi-billionaire, whose software is used in two-thirds of the world’s computers, is developing the HPC, or hand-held personal computer.
He wants everyone in the world to have a computer in their pocket.
It is his intention that there should be a computer in the pocket of everybody in the whole world.
Translated from Business English freshman English extensive reading text
Useful Words and Phrases
lottery (ticket) lottery winning
genetic gene's
tycoon tycoon
gadgetry small machine
monitor display
encode translate into password
wander wander
intimate intimate, intimate
conduct management; handle
nerd nerd, annoying person, computer fan
inserting insert, embed
software software hardware billionaire billionaire
icon icon, icon
be based on... base
go off ring; disappear
lie in lie
