專心慈善事業
After making a substantial pledge to donate a whopping $50 million dollars to help speed up the development of a coronavirus vaccine, Microsoft Founder Bill Gates announced that he is stepping down from the software giant’s board of directors to focus full-time on his philanthropic endeavors.
在捐出高達5,000萬美元的資金協助加速研發冠狀病毒疫苗的進程後，日前微軟創辦人比爾·蓋茨宣布將辭去公司董事會職務，全職致力於慈善事業。
substantial(adj.)重大的、數目可觀的、龐大的=significantpledge(n.)(v.)承諾;宣示whopping(adj.)(金額、數字)龐大的=huge=enormousphilanthropic(adj.)慈善的philanthropy(n.)慈善(精神)philanthropist(n.)慈善家phila=lovephilosophy(n.)哲學anthropo=人anthropology(n.)人類學家
On March 13, Gates announced in a LinkedIn post that he has made the decision to leave his position on the boards at both Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway, expressing a desire to “dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities in areas including global health, development, education and climate change.”
3月13日，蓋茨在LinkedIn上發文，宣布已決定同時辭去微軟及波克夏·海瑟威董事會的職務，表示希望「專心於慈善事業，花更多時間投入包括全球衛生、發展、教育及應對氣候變遷等領域」。
expressing…=and expressed…dedicate...to... 獻給…;致力於…=devote…to…=commit…to…priority(n.)優先事項;要務
Although Gates will continue to serve as a “technology advisor” to current CEO Satya Nadella, this move is expected to reduce his involvement with the company to its lowest level since he founded Microsoft.
雖然蓋茨將繼續擔任現任執行長薩蒂亞·納德拉的「技術顧問」，但退出董事會預期將使他參與公司營運的程度降至創辦以來最低。
serve as…擔任;扮演…的角色=act asadvisor(n.)顧問involvement(n.)參與;涉入be involved in~涉入;參與某事
Microsoft “will always be an important part of my life’s work,” Gates wrote, “and I will continue to be engaged with Satya and the technical leadership to help shape the vision and achieve the company’s ambitious goals.”
蓋茨寫道，微軟「將永遠是我職涯中重要的一部分，我將繼續與薩蒂亞和技術高層保持合作，一同塑造願景並實現公司的宏偉目標。」
be engaged with sb. 與…保持聯繫
In 2008, Gates transitioned out of his day-to-day role with the company to devote himself more fully to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through which he has channeled a large proportion of his immense wealth toward global health concerns.
其實早在2008年，蓋茨就已停止參與公司日常營運，把注意力轉移到以他和妻子為名的「比爾與美琳達蓋茲基金會」，透過基金會，他將自己的大部分財富捐出，協助解決全球衛生問題。
transition(n.)過渡期;轉換期(v.)經歷轉換或過渡期devote….to…將…投入於channel(v.)投入(經費)immense(adj.)龐大的=tremendous=enormous
He remained Microsoft’s chairman of the board until 2014.
直到2014年他一直都擔任微軟董事會主席。
In a statement announcing the change, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella commented, “Bill founded our company with a belief in the democratizing force of software and a passion to solve society’s most pressing challenges. Microsoft and the world are better for it.”
在宣布蓋茲即將卸下董事會的聲明中，微軟執行長納德拉表示：「比爾創立我們的公司時，相信軟體有民主化的力量，並充滿熱情地幫助解決社會最急迫的挑戰，微軟和整個世界因此而變得更好。」
democratizing(adj.)民主化的democratize(v.)使…民主化pressing(adj.)急迫的、急切的=urgent=critical
“The board has benefited from Bill’s leadership and vision. Microsoft will continue to benefit from Bill’s ongoing technical passion and advice to drive our products and services forward.”
「董事會得益於比爾的領導和遠見。微軟將繼續受益於比爾對技術從未中斷過的熱情和建議，並推動我們的產品和服務向前發展。」
benefit from…從…獲得好處;受益於=gain from