新闻英语：比尔盖茨亮相博鳌亚洲论坛呼吁"为穷人投资"

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新东方网英语讯：美国著名企业家比尔·盖茨在博鳌亚洲论坛《对话比尔·盖茨：为穷人投资》会议上发表了演讲。这是他6年之后第二次参与博鳌论坛活动。盖茨表示，过去20年时间里，中国粮食生产率每年上升2.6%，农民收入翻了15倍，而且目前中国拥有世界上最多的智能手机，中国所取得的突破性科技发展能帮助世界上其他地区贫困人口过上更健康、更富有尊严的生活。
        　　>>比尔盖茨2013博鳌亚洲论坛演讲（视频）
       
        　　Microsoft founder Bill Gates is also attending the Boao Forum for Asia, in his role as co-founder of the "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation." Speaking at a Dialogue session on Sunday, Gates spoke highly of China's accomplishment in alleviating poverty.
        　　An impressive achievement, that’s how Bill Gates described China’s efforts to bring 600 million people out of poverty in only 30 years.
        　　The founder of global software giant, Microsoft, says China’s scientific breakthroughs can help Africa and less developed countries battle epidemics, hunger and poverty.
       

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        　　　Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said, "When we look back into the history of China over the past 20 years, the grain productivity is increasing 2.6% annually."
        　　Gates’ charitable foundation has been working closely with China in recent years, on epidemic control and agricultural research. It’s hoped the combined efforts will benefit many African countries in combating AIDS, tuberculosis. There’s also been cooperation on ways of discouraging tobacco farming, and boost grain productivity.
        　　Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said, "We have cooperation with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences....new species of rice....high productivity."
        　　Since 2008, Gates has been spending more and more time focusing on global health and education work at his Foundation. He says the move came about due to a sense of responsibility.
        　　Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said, "...we do have huge wealth, and we want for the best of our children..."
        　　Gates says one of his main goals is to eliminate polio within 6 years. Currently over 400,000 children across the world suffer from the disease.
        　　博鳌论坛简介：
        　　博鳌亚洲论坛是一个非政府、非营利的国际组织，目前已成为亚洲以及其他大洲有关国家政府、工商界和学术界领袖就亚洲以及全球重要事务进行对话的高层次平台。博鳌亚洲论坛致力于通过区域经济的进一步整合，推进亚洲国家实现发展目标。
        　　博鳌亚洲论坛由菲律宾前总统拉莫斯、澳大利亚前总理霍克及日本前首相细川护熙于1998年发起。2001年2月，博鳌亚洲论坛正式宣告成立。论坛的成立获得了亚洲各国的普遍支持，并赢得了全世界的广泛关注。从2002年开始，论坛每年定期在中国海南博鳌召开年会。
        　　博鳌亚洲论坛2013年年会简介：
        　　博鳌亚洲论坛2013年年会于4月6日至8日在中国海南省博鳌召开，主题为“革新、责任、合作：亚洲寻求共同发展”。本届年会将围绕着“革新”、“责任”和“合作”三个关键词，设置51场形式多样的讨论会议，内容涵盖对不同区域和不同行业发展路线的反思、改革、转型和创新，倡导加强政府决策者、企业经营者和个人在共同发展道路上的责任感，并积极推动各层次、各领域的经济合作。