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Paul Allen, the billionaire philanthropist and cofounder of Microsoft, died
on Monday from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 65 years old.
亿万富翁慈善家、微软(Microsoft)联合创始人保罗·艾伦(Paul
Allen)周一(10月15日)因非霍奇金淋巴瘤并发症去世，享年65岁。
“All of us who had the honor of working with Paul feel inexpressible loss
today,” read a statement published on behalf of Allen’s family and company. “He
possessed a remarkable intellect and a passion to solve some of the world’s most
difficult problems.”
一份以艾伦家人和公司的名义发表的声明这样写道：“我们所有和保罗一道共事的同仁们今天都感到难以言喻的损失。他拥有非凡的才智和解决世界上最棘手问题的热情。”
Earlier this month, Allen announced that he was once again receiving
treatment for lymphoma. He was last treated for the disease in 2009.
本月早些时候，艾伦透露他又开始接受非霍奇金淋巴瘤治疗，他上一次接受该疾病治疗是在2009年。
He had struck a hopeful tone in that announcement. “My doctors are
optimistic that I will see good results from the latest therapies, as am I,” he
said.
在那份声明里，他的态度充满了希望：“我的医生们很乐观，相信最近的治疗会有良好效果，我也很乐观。”
Allen, who was worth an estimated $20.3 billion at the time of his death,
is best known for cofounding Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates, a high school
friend. He left the company in 1983 after receiving a diagnosis for Hodgkin’s
disease, which he beat.
艾伦去世时，身家估计为203亿美元。1975年，他与高中好友比尔·盖茨共同创建微软公司。后来，艾伦接受了霍奇金氏病诊断，于1983年离开公司。再后来，他挺了过来。
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella released a statement Monday praising Allen’s
"inquisitiveness, curiosity and push for high standards."
微软CEO萨蒂亚·纳德拉周一发表声明，赞扬艾伦“有求知欲和好奇心，并且自强不息。”
A sports fan, Allen bought the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team in
1988 for $70 million. The team is now worth more than 18 times that amount. He
acquired the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks for $194 million in 1997. That investment
has also appreciated dramatically. Forbes estimates the team is worth $2.58
billion.
作为一名体育迷，艾伦1988年斥资7，000万美元收购了波特兰开拓者篮球队。现在，该队的价值是上述数字的18倍以上。1997年，艾伦斥资1.94亿美元，收购了美国国家橄榄球联盟的西雅图海鹰队。这笔投资也大幅升值。据福布斯估计，现在该队的价值为25.8亿美元。
In recent years, Allen has dedicated considerable resources to charitable
causes. He signed the Giving Pledge in 2010, and gave away more than $2.5
billion during his lifetime, including $500 million to the Allen Institute for
Brain Science, which is working to map the human brain. He was listed among
America’s biggest giversin 2017.
近年来，艾伦致力于慈善事业。他在2010年签署了“捐赠誓言”，并在有生之年捐赠超过25亿美元，其中包括5亿美元给艾伦脑科学研究所。他在2017年被列为美国最大的捐助者之一。
In Monday’s statement, Allen’s sister, Jody, said, “For all the demands on
his schedule, there was always time for family and friends. At this time of loss
and grief for us — and so many others — we are profoundly grateful for the care
and concern he demonstrated every day.”
艾伦的妹妹乔迪·艾伦在周一的声明中说，“尽管他的日程排得很满，但他总是抽出时间陪伴家人和朋友。在这个对我们和其他许多人来说失去亲人的悲痛时刻，我们对他每天表现出来的关怀深表感激。” |
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发表于 2018-11-3 14:13:08