第一篇：英语演讲稿——比尔·盖茨：释放你的创造力（中英）
i've always been an optimist and i suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.for as long as i can remember, i've loved learning new things and solving problems. so when i sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, i was hooked. it was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. but it changed my life.when my friend paul allen and i started microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of "a computer on every desk and in every home," which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators. but we believed that personal computers would change the world. and they have.and after 30 years, i'm still as inspired by computers as i was back in seventh grade.i believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness —— to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldn't solve on their own.computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world's knowledge. they're helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.like my friend warren buffett, i feel particularly lucky to do something every day that i love to do. he calls it "tap-dancing to work." my job at microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me "tap-dance to work" is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or one that can store a lifetime's worth of photos, and they say, "i didn't know you could do that with a pc!"but for all the cool things that a person can do with a pc, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. there are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. every year, for example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.i believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. my wife, melinda, and i have committed to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.as a father, i believe that the death of a child in africa is no less poignant or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else. and that it doesn't take much to make an immense difference in these children's lives.i'm still very much an optimist, and i believe that progress on even the world's toughest problems is possible —— and it's happening every day. we're seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.i'm excited by the possibilitie ……此处隐藏5793个字……agical thing about this network is not just that it collapses distance and makes everyone your neighbor. it also dramatically increases the number of brilliant minds we can have working together on the same problem – and that scales up the rate of innovation to a staggering degree.
网络的神奇之处，不仅仅是它缩短了物理距离，使得天涯若比邻。它还极大地增加了怀有共同想法的人们聚集在一起的机会，我们可以为了解决同一个问题，一起共同工作。这就大大加快了革新的进程，发展速度简直快得让人震惊。
at the same time, for every person in the world who has access to this technology, five people don’t. that means many creative minds are left out of this discussion --- smart people with practical intelligence and relevant experience who don’t have the technology to hone their talents or contribute their ideas to the world.
与此同时，世界上有条件上网的人，只是全部人口的六分之一。这意味着，还有许多具有创造性的人们，没有加入到我们的讨论中来。那些有着实际的操作经验和相关经历的聪明人，却没有技术来帮助他们，将他们的天赋或者想法与全世界分享。
we need as many people as possible to have access to this technology, because these advances are triggering a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. they are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities, corporations, smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches, and measure the impact of their efforts to address the hunger, poverty, and desperation george marshall spoke of 60 years ago.
我们需要尽可能地让更多的人有机会使用新技术，因为这些新技术正在引发一场革命，人类将因此可以互相帮助。新技术正在创造一种可能，不仅是政府，还 包括大学、公司、小机构、甚至个人，能够发现问题所在、能够找到解决办法、能够评估他们努力的效果，去改变那些马歇尔六十年前就说到过的问题——饥饿、贫 穷和绝望。
members of the harvard family: here in the yard is one of the great collections of intellectual talent in the world.
第五篇：比尔盖茨清华演讲稿
获得清华大学这所世界一流大学的名誉博士学位，让我感到非常荣幸。清华是一所有着百年历史的名校，这里诞生了很多杰出的科学家、商业和政治领袖。
我上一次访问清华是在1997年。当时，中国学生的才华、热情和创造性给我留下了很深的印象。之后，我决定在中国设立微软亚洲研究院。在沈向洋博士的领导下， 在清华等大学优秀毕业生的协助下，微软亚洲研究院取得了成功，为微软公司作出了巨大贡献。在各种国际会议上都可以见到他们的身影。他们也为微软的新产品如 windows vista的诞生，付出了辛勤的努力。在计算机科学迅速发展的今天，身为清华的学生是件激动人心的事。
我们才刚刚开始接触到软件魔法带来的奇妙体验。全世界有十亿计算机用户，他们才刚刚开始分享信息。随着 半导体、光纤技术的发展，软件可以做更多的事情：
今天的电视还是被动的，在未来，你可以从因特网下载节目，电视将能和人交流、互动；
昨天我参观了中国农科院稻米研究所，看到那里的技术人员开始用软件来区分不同的稻米，为其排序，以后还可以通过软件的分析计算，用较少的农药培育出高产量的优良品种；
医学界已经开始用软件来管理数据库；
今天的手机已经成为我们的“数字钱包”，可以显示地图，上网查找信息，未来它还将可以和人交流；
平板电脑的出现，使得在教室可以无线上网，用电脑录音、识别手写的文字。这样，学生无需课本就能实现更有效的学习，老师也可以看到世界各地的优秀教案。
当然，软件的未来还面临很多挑战， 比如：如何使得用户更容易掌握？如何实现人工智能？但不管怎样，就计算机科学而言，我们所处的都是最激动人心的时代。
中国正在快速发展，对世界经济、科技创新正在做出越来越大的贡献。微软公司愿意帮助中国公司的成长，帮助所有的中国公民享受到计算机科学进步所带来的成果：
微软已经开展项目，帮助中国的进城务工人员、残疾人尤其是盲人享受科技成果；
微软已经捐资设立了五所希望小学和五所网上希望小学；
微软也同中国政府及大学合作，设立了很多学术交流项目，鼓励优秀外国专家来华讲学；
有来自39所亚太地区大学的超过xx名学生曾在微软亚洲研究院实习，并有120人获得了研究资助，其中清华所占学生人数最多；
本学年，微软亚洲研究院的研究人员将在清华开设一门课程：“计算机研究的热门领域”。
我还想借此机会宣布，微软公司将在清华设立“杰出访问学者”项目。在该项目下，微软亚洲研究院每年将邀请一位世界知名的计算机专家到姚期智教授领导的理论计算机科学研究所讲学。第一位获邀来访的是美国麻省理工大学的弗朗斯·凯斯霍德教授。
总之，我今天非常高兴来到贵校，并在接受我的母校 哈佛大学颁给我名誉博士学位之前就成为清华的名誉博士。
刚才，我和大家分享了软件领域在未来可能出现的一些突破，以及它们会给企业带来的机会、为残疾人和学生提供的帮助。我希望大家都能像我一样乐观：只要可以上网，就能获得平等的受教育机会。
微软公司对于中国市场的专注是长期的。我们对于以学术严谨闻名的 清华大学有着很高的期望。让我们携手努力，共创信息技术未来的辉煌！
