1、Bill Gates:Unleashing your creativity 英语演讲稿 (Sep19,2023) IvealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace. ForaslongasIcanremember,Ivelovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgr
2、ade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife. WhenmyfriendPa公务员之家版权所有ulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionofacomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputersw
3、erethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonalcomputerswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave. Andafter30years,ImstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade. Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventiveness-tohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecou
4、ldntsolveontheirown. Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworldsknowledge.Theyrehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare. LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,Ifeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingever
5、ydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsittap-dancingtowork.MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesmetap-dancetoworkiswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetimesworthofphotos,andtheysay,IdidntknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC! Butforallthecoo
6、lthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwayswecanputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.Therearestillfartoomanypeopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.Everyyear,forexample,millionsofpeoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld. Ibelievethatmyowngoo
7、dfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.Mywife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpasmanypeopleaspossible. Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthanthedeathofachildanywhereelse.Andthatitdoesnttakemuchtomakeanimmensed
8、ifferenceinthesechildrenslives. Imstillverymuchanoptimist,andIbelievethatprogressoneventheworldstoughestproblemsispossible-anditshappeningeveryday.Wereseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld. ImexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,fortechnology.And公务员之家版权所有Ibelievethatthroughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetoughproblems,weregoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime 4
