高中英语写信范文Facebook创始人写信给刚出生的女儿并捐450亿美元做慈善.docx
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高中英语写信范文Facebook创始人写信给刚出生的女儿并捐450亿美元做慈善
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Facebook创始人写信给刚出生的女儿并捐450亿美元做慈善
北京时间12月2日,Facebook创始人和CEO马克·扎克伯格及妻子的第一个孩子出生。
扎克伯格利用这一重要时刻宣布,他和妻子将捐出所持有的99%Facebook股票,当前的价值约为450亿美元,用于拓展人类潜能,促进下一代儿童的平等。
投资领域包括个性化学习。
扎克伯格夫妇称,他们的女儿名叫马克斯(Max),夫妇俩将通过一个名为“扎克伯格—陈计划”(ChanZuckerbergInitiative)的新实体实施慈善捐赠。
扎克伯格为专门为女儿写了一封信来宣布这个消息,下面是这封信里的与部分,读来令人动容:
亲爱的Max,
你妈妈和我还找不到词汇来描述你给我们带来的对未来的期望。
你的新生活充满了潜能,我们愿你能健康快乐,以让你充分地去探索研究。
你已经给了我们一个理由去反思我们希望你生活的那个世界。
像所有的父母一样,我们想要你长大后的世界比我们今天更好。
以下是这封信的英文原文(全文),有点长,希望同学们能够耐心看完,里面的词几乎全是大纲词汇,如果不认识可以查字典。
可以说,里面每个句型都值得我们学习,如果是你特别喜欢的,就多读几遍,背诵下来,将来可以用于英语作文中。
Likeallparents,wewantyoutogrowupinaworldbetterthanourstoday.
Whileheadlinesoftenfocusonwhat'swrong,inmanywaystheworldisgettingbetter.
Healthisimproving.Povertyisshrinking.Knowledgeisgrowing.Peopleareconnecting.Technologicalprogressineveryfieldmeansyourlifeshouldbedramaticallybetterthanourstoday.
Wewilldoourparttomakethishappen,notonlybecauseweloveyou,butalsobecausewehaveamoralresponsibilitytoallchildreninthenextgeneration.
Webelieveallliveshaveequalvalue,andthatincludesthemanymorepeoplewhowillliveinfuturegenerationsthanlivetoday.
Oursocietyhasanobligationtoinvestnowtoimprovethelivesofallthosecomingintothisworld,notjustthosealreadyhere.
Butrightnow,wedon'talwayscollectivelydirectourresourcesatthebiggestopportunitiesandproblemsyourgenerationwillface.
Considerdisease.Todaywespendabout50timesmoreasasocietytreatingpeoplewhoaresickthanweinvestinresearchsoyouwon'tgetsickinthefirstplace.
Medicinehasonlybeenarealscienceforlessthan100years,andwe'vealreadyseencompletecuresforsomediseasesandgoodprogressforothers.
Astechnologyaccelerates,wehavearealshotatpreventing,curingormanagingallormostoftherestinthenext100years.
Today,mostpeoplediefromfivethings—heartdisease,cancer,stroke,neurodegenerativeandinfectiousdiseases—andwecanmakefasterprogressontheseandotherproblems.
Oncewerecognizethatyourgenerationandyourchildren'sgenerationmaynothavetosufferfromdisease,wecollectivelyhavearesponsibilitytotiltourinvestmentsabitmoretowardsthefuturetomakethisreality.YourmotherandIwanttodoourpart.
Curingdiseasewilltaketime.Overshortperiodsoffiveortenyears,itmaynotseemlikewe'remakingmuchofadifference.Butoverthelongterm,seedsplantednowwillgrow,andoneday,youoryourchildrenwillseewhatwecanonlyimagine:
aworldwithoutsufferingfromdisease.
Therearesomanyopportunitiesjustlikethis.Ifsocietyfocusesmoreofitsenergyonthesegreatchallenges,wewillleaveyourgenerationamuchbetterworld.
Ourhopesforyourgenerationfocusontwoideas:
advancinghumanpotentialandpromotingequality.
Advancinghumanpotentialisaboutpushingtheboundariesonhowgreatahumanlifecanbe.
Canyoulearnandexperience100timesmorethanwedotoday?
Canourgenerationcurediseasesoyoulivemuchlongerandhealthierlives?
Canweconnecttheworldsoyouhaveaccesstoeveryidea,personandopportunity?
Canweharnessmorecleanenergysoyoucaninventthingswecan'tconceiveoftodaywhileprotectingtheenvironment?
Canwecultivateentrepreneurshipsoyoucanbuildanybusinessandsolveanychallengetogrowpeaceandprosperity?
Promotingequalityisaboutmakingsureeveryonehasaccesstotheseopportunities—regardlessofthenation,familiesorcircumstancestheyareborninto.
Oursocietymustdothisnotonlyforjusticeorcharity,butforthegreatnessofhumanprogress.
Todaywearerobbedofthepotentialsomanyhavetooffer.Theonlywaytoachieveourfullpotentialistochannelthetalents,ideasandcontributionsofeverypersonintheworld.
Canourgenerationeliminatepovertyandhunger?
Canweprovideeveryonewithbasichealthcare?
Canwebuildinclusiveandwelcomingcommunities?
Canwenurturepeacefulandunderstandingrelationshipsbetweenpeopleofallnations?
Canwetrulyempowereveryone—women,children,underrepresentedminorities,immigrantsandtheunconnected?
Ifourgenerationmakestherightinvestments,theanswertoeachofthesequestionscanbeyes—andhopefullywithinyourlifetime.
Thismission--advancinghumanpotentialandpromotingequality--willrequireanewapproachforallworkingtowardsthesegoals.
Wemustmakelongterminvestmentsover25,50oreven100years.Thegreatestchallengesrequireverylongtimehorizonsandcannotbesolvedbyshorttermthinking.
Wemustengagedirectlywiththepeopleweserve.Wecan'tempowerpeopleifwedon'tunderstandtheneedsanddesiresoftheircommunities.
Wemustbuildtechnologytomakechange.Manyinstitutionsinvestmoneyinthesechallenges,butmostprogresscomesfromproductivitygainsthroughinnovation.
Wemustparticipateinpolicyandadvocacytoshapedebates.Manyinstitutionsareunwillingtodothis,butprogressmustbesupportedbymovementstobesustainable.
Wemustbackthestrongestandmostindependentleadersineachfield.Partneringwithexpertsismoreeffectiveforthemissionthantryingtoleadeffortsourselves.
Wemusttakeriskstodaytolearnlessonsfortomorrow.We'reearlyinourlearningandmanythingswetrywon'twork,butwe'lllistenandlearnandkeepimproving.
Ourexperiencewithpersonalizedlearning,internetaccess,andcommunityeducationandhealthhasshapedourphilosophy.
Ourgenerationgrewupinclassroomswherewealllearnedthesamethingsatthesamepaceregardlessofourinterestsorneeds.
Yourgenerationwillsetgoalsforwhatyouwanttobecome—likeanengineer,healthworker,writerorcommunityleader.
You'llhavetechnologythatunderstandshowyoulearnbestandwhereyouneedtofocus.You'lladvancequicklyinsubjectsthatinterestyoumost,andgetasmuchhelpasyouneedinyourmostchallengingareas.
You'llexploretopicsthataren'tevenofferedinschoolstoday.Yourteacherswillalsohavebettertoolsanddatatohelpyouachieveyourgoals.
Evenbetter,studentsaroundtheworldwillbeabletousepersonalizedlearningtoolsovertheinternet,eveniftheydon'tliveneargoodschools.
Ofcourseitwilltakemorethantechnologytogiveeveryoneafairstartinlife,butpersonalizedlearningcanbeonescalablewaytogiveallchildrenabettereducationandmoreequalopportunity.
We'restartingtobuildthistechnologynow,andtheresultsarealreadypromising.Notonlydostudentsperformbetterontests,buttheygaintheskillsandconfidencetolearnanythingtheywant.
Andthisjourneyisjustbeginning.Thetechnologyandteachingwillrapidlyimproveeveryyearyou'reinschool.
YourmotherandIhavebothtaughtstudentsandwe'veseenwhatittakestomakethiswork.
Itwilltakeworkingwiththestrongestleadersineducationtohelpschoolsaroundtheworldadoptpersonalizedlearning.Itwilltakeengagingwithcommunities,whichiswhywe'restartinginourSanFranciscoBayAreacommunity.
Itwilltakebuildingnewtechnologyandtryingnewideas.Anditwilltakemakingmistakesandlearningmanylessonsbeforeachievingthesegoals.
Butonceweunderstandtheworldwecancreateforyourgeneration,wehavearesponsibilityasasocietytofocusourinvestmentsonthefuturetomakethisreality.
Together,wecandothis.Andwhenwedo,personalizedlearningwillnotonlyhelpstudentsingoodschools,itwillhelpprovidemoreequalopportunitytoanyonewithaninternetconnection.
Manyofthegreatestopportunitiesforyourgenerationwillcomefromgivingeveryoneaccesstotheinternet.
Peopleoftenthinkoftheinternetasjustforentertainmentorcommunication.Butforthemajorityofpeopleintheworld,theinternetcanbealifeline.
Itprovideseducationifyoudon'tlivenearagoodschool.Itprovideshealthinformationonhowtoavoiddiseasesorraisehealthychildrenifyoudon'tlivenearadoctor.
Itprovidesfinancialservicesifyoudon'tlivenearabank.Itprovidesaccesstojobsandopportunitiesifyoudon'tliveinagoodeconomy.
Theinternetissoimportantthatforevery10peoplewhogaininternetaccess,aboutonepersonisliftedoutofpovertyandaboutonenewjobiscreated.
Yetstillmorethanhalfoftheworld'spopulation—morethan4billionpeople—don'thaveaccesstotheinternet.
Ifourgenerationconnectsthem,wecanlifthundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty.Wecanalsohelphundredsofmillionsofchildrengetaneducationandsavemillionsoflivesbyhelpingpeopleavoiddisease.
Thisisanotherlongtermeffortthatcanbeadvancedbytechnologyandpartnership.
Itwilltakeinventingnewtechnologytomaketheinternetmoreaffordableandbringaccesstounconnectedareas.Itwilltakepartneringwithgovernments,non-profitsandcompanies.Itwilltakeengagingwithcommunitiestounderstandwhattheyneed.
Goodpeoplewillhavedifferentviewsonthebestpathforward,andwewilltrymanyeffortsbeforewesucceed.Buttogetherwecansucceedandcreateamoreequalworld.
Technologycan'tsolveproblemsbyitself.Buildingabetterworldstartswithbuildingstrongandhealthycommunities.
Childrenhavethebestopportunitieswhentheycanlearn.Andtheylearnbestwhenthey'rehealthy.
Healthstartsearly—withlovingfamily,goodnutritionandasafe,stableenvironment.
Childrenwhofacetraumaticexperiencesearlyinlifeoftendeveloplesshealthymindsandbodies.Studi