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Bill Gates, philanthropist and cofounder of Microsoft, has kept up hisreading and book reviewing. Today he released an annotated list of his favorite books from 2016.
比尔盖茨是慈善家也是微软的合作创始人之一，一直坚持阅读和作书评。今天他发布了一份自己作了注解的书单，列出了2016年来他最爱的书。
1. String Theory, by David Foster Wallace
1.戴维·福斯特·华莱士《弦理论》
Gates jokes that the late writer’s collection of essays “will make you look super smart”on a train or plane, as you’ll appear to be reading about physics, even when you’re reading about tennis. Writes Gates:
盖茨笑称，这位已故作者的散文集会让你在火车或者飞机上“看起来超级聪慧”，因为你看上去是在读物理，即便你其实读的是网球。盖茨写道：
As much as I loved the book for its insights on the game, I loved it just as much for the writing itself. I now understand why people talk about David Foster Wallace with the same kind of awe that tennis fans use to talk about a Roger Federer or Serena Williams.
尽管我喜欢这本书里有关这一运动的洞见，我同样喜欢这本书本身的写作方式。我现在理解缘何人们谈起戴维·福斯特·华莱士时流露出景仰之情和网球粉丝谈论起罗杰·费德勒、塞雷娜·威廉姆斯时如出一辙。
Wallace’s ability to use language is mind-blowing. He’s an artist who approaches a canvas with the exact same oil paints everyone before him has used and then applies them in breathtaking new and creative ways.
华莱士的语言驾驭能力令人脑洞大开。他是名艺术家，他在帆布上和前人用同样的油料，然后用焕然一新又极富创意的手法展现出来，摄人心魄。
2. Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight
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