当前位置: Language Tips> 双语新闻

盖茨刊文《人民日报》:为穷人投资更有意义

Bill Gates, in Communist newspaper, urges more in China to help poor

中国日报网 2014-04-29 16:41

分享到

 

盖茨刊文《人民日报》:为穷人投资更有意义
 
点击进入iNews
 

查看原文

Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Monday took to the pages of the People's Daily, to encourage people in China to do more for the poor.

"China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives of poor people in China and around the world, and seek solutions for them," Gates wrote in an editorial.

"Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community."

Philanthropy in China has yet to take off, as some wealthy Chinese fear generous donations could invite unwanted attention on their fortunes. China ranks towards the bottom of the list of countries where people give money to charity, volunteer or help a stranger, according to The World Giving Index, compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation.

The editorial by Gates, who runs the $38 billion Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, comes just days after the founders of Chinese internet company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced the establishment of a charitable trust which will focus on the environment and health, and could be worth as much as $3 billion, making it one of the biggest in Asia.

Gates earlier this month said in an interview with Reuters he thought people in China would take cues from central leadership on donations and worthy causes.

"I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they are even more meaningful!" wrote Gates.

Gates cited as a model, China's investment over the years in efforts to fight tuberculosis and the participation of China's biotechnology community in those efforts.

According to the World Bank, the average income per capita in China was $6,091 in 2012. But the country's rapid economic growth has exacerbated a rural-urban wealth gap, with people in many rural areas living on annual incomes below $1,000 and struggling with access to adequate healthcare.

 

查看译文

据路透社4月28日报道,微软创始人比尔·盖茨周一在《人民日报》上呼吁为穷人提供更多帮助。

比尔·盖茨写道:“中国有很多成功的企业家和商界人士,我希望更多的有识之士将其才能用于改善中国以及世界贫困人口的生活,为他们寻求解决方案。”

“为穷人投资,需要社会各界的参与。”

中国的慈善事业还有待发展,是因为一些富人担心他们的慷慨捐助会招致对他们财富意想不到的关注。根据慈善援助基金会收集的全球捐款指数,中国排在名单的最底端,这个名单是按照不同国家为慈善捐款、志愿帮助陌生人的数量排出来的。

比尔·盖茨管理着拥有380亿美元资金的比尔及梅琳达·盖茨基金会。他的那篇社论就在中国网络公司阿里巴巴宣布建立公益信托数天后发表,阿里巴巴的公益信托将聚焦环境和健康问题,其价值可达30亿美元,成为亚洲最大的基金会之一。

本月早些时候,盖茨在一次路透社的采访中表示中国人民将从中央领导的捐助和做的有价值的事业中寻找答案。

盖茨写道:“我相信,为穷人投资所获得的回报,和在商业领域取得的成功一样精彩,甚至更有意义!”

中国近年来在抗击结核病的努力上投入了大量资金,并且中国生物技术界的参与和努力都是有目共睹的,盖茨将此树立为榜样。

根据世界银行,中国2012年人均收入为6091美元。但是国家的快速经济增长却加大了城市和农村之间的贫富差距,很多农村人口每年收入低于1000美元,而且没有获得医疗保障。

扫一扫,关注微博微信

盖茨刊文《人民日报》:为穷人投资更有意义 盖茨刊文《人民日报》:为穷人投资更有意义

(译者 jocelyn19921208 编辑 Julie)

 

 

分享到

中国日报网英语点津版权说明:凡注明来源为“中国日报网英语点津:XXX(署名)”的原创作品,除与中国日报网签署英语点津内容授权协议的网站外,其他任何网站或单位未经允许不得非法盗链、转载和使用,违者必究。如需使用,请与010-84883561联系;凡本网注明“来源:XXX(非英语点津)”的作品,均转载自其它媒体,目的在于传播更多信息,其他媒体如需转载,请与稿件来源方联系,如产生任何问题与本网无关;本网所发布的歌曲、电影片段,版权归原作者所有,仅供学习与研究,如果侵权,请提供版权证明,以便尽快删除。

中国日报网双语新闻

扫描左侧二维码

添加Chinadaily_Mobile
你想看的我们这儿都有!

中国日报双语手机报

点击左侧图标查看订阅方式

中国首份双语手机报
学英语看资讯一个都不能少!

关注和订阅

本文相关阅读
人气排行
热搜词
 
 
精华栏目
 

阅读

词汇

视听

翻译

口语

合作

 

关于我们 | 联系方式 | 招聘信息

Copyright by chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved. None of this material may be used for any commercial or public use. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. 版权声明:本网站所刊登的中国日报网英语点津内容,版权属中国日报网所有,未经协议授权,禁止下载使用。 欢迎愿意与本网站合作的单位或个人与我们联系。

电话:8610-84883645

传真:8610-84883500

Email: languagetips@chinadaily.com.cn