Bill Gates Leaves Microsoft

The co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is leaving the company´s board of directors. He praised the current leadership and said that it has never been stronger.

Gates said that he is stepping down to dedicate more time to philanthropicpriorities. These include global health and development, education, and tackling climate change. Gates said that he is looking forward to the next phase of his life.

Gates and his wife´s charity announced in February that it was donating up to $100 million dollars towards coronavirus relief efforts. He urgedgovernments and companies to make vaccines and treatments available and affordable for people who are in greatest need.

       语言知识点

1. 重点词汇表达

1.co-founder, noun, 联合创始人

2.former，adj, of an earlier period or time, 以前的, 前任的；adv, in earlier times, previously 以前, 从前

3.praise，vt, express approval or admiration for sb/sth 称赞或赞赏某人/ 某事

4.dedicate, vt, give or devote (oneself, time, effort, etc) to(a noble cause or purpose) 将（自己﹑ 时间﹑ 精力等）奉献给（崇高的事业); 名词是dedication，奉献; 形容词是dedicated, 献身的

5.tackle，vt, deal with or overcome (an awkward problem, a difficult piece of work, etc) 应付, 对付, 处理（棘手的问题、困难的工作)

eg. address/ handle/ cope with, 解决

6.phase，noun, stage in a process of change or development 阶段、时期eg. phase out/ elimininate, 淘汰

7.donate，vt, give (money, goods, etc), esp to a charity; contribute sth 捐赠, 赠送财物（尤指对慈善事业)

eg.donation, noun, 捐赠; donor, noun, 捐赠人

8.urge, vt,to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing, 敦促；形容词是urgent, 紧急的；副词是urgently, 紧急地；urgency, noun, 紧急

eg. urge sb to do sth, 催促某人做某事

9.vaccine, noun, substance that is injected into the bloodstream and protects the body by making it have a mild form of the disease 疫苗，菌苗；名词复数是vaccines

10.available, adj, (of things) that can be used or obtained （指物）可用的或可得到的；名词是availability, 有效性, 可用性; unavailable, adj, 不可得的，不可用的

11.affordable，adj, If something is affordable, most people have enough money to buy it，负担得起的；动词是afford, have enough money, time, space, etc for sth, 对......有足够的钱、时间、空间

 2    固定搭配

1.board of directors, 董事会

2.step down， 辞职，退休

eg. step up/ speed up/ accelerate，加速，加快

3.philanthropicpriorities，慈善关注领域

eg. philanthropist, noun, a rich person who gives a lot of money to help poor people, 慈善家

4. looking forward to，希望，想要

eg. look forward to sth/ doing sth, 想要做某事

5. relief efforts，救助工作

6.in greatest need，最需要

7.climate change，气候变化

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