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billgates:unleashingyourcreativity
   

英语演讲稿

(sep19,2005)

i''vealwaysbeenanoptimistandisuosethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.

foraslongasicanremember,i''velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.sowhenisatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,iwashooked.itwasaclunkyoldteletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.butitchangedmylife.

whenmyfriendpaulallenandistartedmicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof"acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,"whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.butwebelievedthatpersonalcomputerswouldchangetheworld.andtheyhave.

andafter30years,i''mstillasiiredbycomputersasiwasbackinseventhgrade.

ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventivene--tohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn''tsolveontheirown.

computershavetraformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld''sknowledge.they''rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.

likemyfriendwarrenbuffett,ifeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatilovetodo.hecallsit"tap-dancingtowork."myjobatmicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme"tap-dancetowork"iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryoureech,oronethatcanstorealifetime''sworthofphotos,andtheysay,"ididn''tknowyoucoulddothatwithapc!"

butforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithapc,therearelotsofotherwayswecanputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.therearestillfartoomanypeopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.everyyear,forexample,millioofpeoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld

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