New General College English 1 Translation of Comprehensive Course on Bill Gates

New Horizon College English Book 3 Unit 7 Text Translation

"I saw the future when I was 19 years old and took what I saw as the basis of my career. It turned out that I was right. " ── Bill Gates

He is the most famous businessman and the richest man in the world-1997, and his assets are estimated to be 40 billion dollars.

There is no doubt that he belongs to the same ranks as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and other great men who changed the world.

The self-proclaimed hacker led the personal computer revolution and modernized the whole world in the process.

Indeed, putting him in any other ranks may greatly dilute his influence on the world.

Gates' success stems from his personality: he is brilliant, energetic and competitive, all of which add up to unbelievable and sometimes even frightening.

When the chairman and CEO walked through the corridor of Microsoft building, it seemed that everyone around him was turned on and charged with 10 thousand volts.

Gates set an example, followed by Microsoft employees.

His work schedule hints at his expectations of employees.

The headmaster of Microsoft campus often works 16 hours a day.

Indeed, if Gates' style is different, it is his skill in timing.

Saving time, energy and concentration are his outstanding characteristics.

He acts as an international spokesman in the technological age for a while, and plans a business strategy at Microsoft headquarters for a while, making full use of every minute and maximizing his work.

He is always punctual, always in a state of high-speed operation, and is used to eating, chatting with friends or entertaining in his spare time during the day.

Microsoft joked that his receptionist is the most diligent person in the world.

In fact, he has several receptionists.

He may need someone to arrange his travel plan and visa to go abroad.

Speaking of traveling, he is also famous for saving money and time.

When on a business trip, he takes ordinary civil aviation planes as much as possible; In order to save time, he never checked his luggage.

The host who received him also found that when he lived in the city, they were very economical.

There is no planned travel time in his itinerary, and there are no sightseeing or sightseeing plans on his itinerary.

Just work, work, work.

Another feature that sets him apart is his incredible ability to multitask.

He uses two computers when he is working. One has multiple windows to sort out the data he receives from the Internet, and the other handles hundreds of emails he receives.

Even when he holds a meeting with a videophone, he can check the data.

Gates runs his company mainly in the following three ways: he sends 100 or more emails every day (and every night);

He meets with the senior management committee composed of experts and consultants about once a month;

More importantly, he has two or three small meetings every day, followed by the team of R&D company, who bring various products.

He didn't call names for individual conversations, and he didn't praise them too much. He only made a round-table talk clockwise and listened carefully to everyone's opinions.

When he comes across a statement that he doesn't quite understand, he will ask or even question his men.

"Please make it clear," he would say, hoping to clarify the unclear places.

Every decision he makes is based on his understanding of its value.

He doesn't need to rely on personal politics.

When Bill Gates was in the sixth grade, his parents sent him to see a psychiatrist.

A year later, after many visits and examinations, the doctor came to a conclusion.

"You can't control him," he said to Mary, Gates' mother.

"It is best to accept the reality. It's no use beating him. "

Since Gates dropped out of Harvard to conquer computer operating system and application software, he has been the sworn enemy of competitors trying to squeeze into this market for 22 years.

1at the beginning of 975, 19 years old, still studying at Harvard University. He and paul allen wrote a compiler of programming language for MITS Altair computer, which was the first commercial personal computer.

Gates is a diligent programmer and competitor, while Allen is a visionary. It was their close relationship that laid the first brick for Microsoft.

From 65438 to 0976, Gates began to authorize computer manufacturers to directly distribute Microsoft software products, which greatly increased Microsoft's profits.

Although MITS closed soon, Microsoft has attracted new customers, including some small hardware companies at that time, such as Apple, Comodol and Tandy.

1980, IBM invited Microsoft to write a programming language for its new product IBM PC.

Gates suggested that Microsoft could also produce an operating system (MS-DOS).

IMB PC and MS-DOS were bundled together and came out in August of 198 1.

Throughout the 1980s, Microsoft developed steadily. In 1990s, MS-DOS has been exported to all parts of the world and has become a global software platform.

By 1995, about 85% of personal computers in the world will use Microsoft operating system.

Nowadays, "Microsoft Campus" has become the "base camp" for new ideas and new products, with more than 200 products at present.

Its staff has rapidly increased to nearly 65,438+08,000, and its profit has reached 6 billion US dollars.

By 1992, at least 3,400 Microsoft employees have become millionaires by holding Microsoft shares.

Gates said that he hoped to run Microsoft for another ten years, and promised that he would put his family first, and then he would donate his own money. But this won't be the last story you hear from him.

In developed countries, almost everyone has used or is using products containing his parts. People use Microsoft browser to surf the Internet and watch movies brought by DreamWorks.

What people don't know is what he will do in the near future.