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原文及翻译

Bill Gates is an American inventor, computer programmer, philanthropist, and businessman who was born in Seattle, Washington. He is reportedly worth nearly $80 billion, making him one of the wealthiest people in the country. 

比尔·盖茨是美国发明家、计算机程序员、慈善家和商人，出生于华盛顿州西雅图。据报道，他的身价接近 800 亿美元，是美国最富有的人之一。

He founded and was the head of the Microsoft Corporation for years and is still on the board for the computer software giant. Gates was born to an upper-middle-class family; his father was an attorney, and his mother was a banker who worked for the United Way for many years. 

他创立了微软公司并担任该公司首席执行官多年，目前仍是这家计算机软件巨头的董事会成员。盖茨出生于一个中上阶层家庭；他的父亲是一名律师，母亲是一名银行家，曾在联合劝募会工作多年。

He is credited for being the father of the modern computer and for almost single-handedly starting the personal computer revolution.

他被誉为现代计算机之父，几乎凭一己之力开启了个人计算机革命。

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