比尔·盖茨周三度过了60周岁生日。生日快乐，盖茨！
Happy birthday to Bill Gates, who turned 60 on Wednesday.
作为微软的合作创始人，在四十多年的职业生涯里， 盖茨引领了个人电脑的革新，在消费技术领域声名显赫。当然，他的成就远远超越了技术产业。
Over his 40-year career, the Microsoft co-founder, who pioneered the personal computer revolution, has built a reputation as one of the most recognizable names in consumer technology. His achievements, though, expand way beyond the tech industry.
盖茨与其妻于2000年建立了比尔暨梅琳达盖兹基金会。自此，盖茨成为了全球公认的慈善家，支持全球付诸努力，通过科技在全球范围改善医疗、战胜贫困并且扩大教育机会。
He and his wife established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. Since then, Gates has become an internationally recognized philanthropist, supporting global efforts to enhance healthcare, combat poverty and expand educational opportunities through technology.
多年来，盖茨箴言如珠，足显其对慈善事业乐善好施、对商业机敏睿智。
Over the years, Gates has given us quite a few pearls of wisdom that perfectly capture his philanthropic sensibility and business acumen.
如下是盖茨的至理名言：
Here are some of the best of them:
放眼下一世纪，所谓领导者即是赋予我们力量的人。
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
成功不是个好老师，成功引诱智者让他们认为自己输不起。
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
因特网正逐渐成为明日地球村的市镇广场。
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
对你最不满意的顾客是你最值得学习的源泉。
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
到了一定年纪，金钱于我无用。金钱的用途完全在于建立企业，并把资源送到世界最贫困的地区。
Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point.Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world.