比尔·盖茨2019年度公开信《意料之外》

美国当地时间2月12日，比尔·盖茨及妻子梅琳达·盖茨发布2019年度公开信《意料之外》，与公众分享了他们在近二十年里，投身全球健康和发展工作过程中发现的九大意外。信中难掩对2018年的失望之情，但对未来仍充满乐观。

What do you think of 2018? Isthat what you thought before?你怎么评价2018年？和你之前想像的一样吗？Im afraid our answer is No. Whether its frequentnatural disasters or record numbers of women running for office, a lot ofunexpected things happened in 2018. Looking back today, the world is quitedifferent from what we had a few years ago.我们的答案恐怕是否定的。无论是频繁发生的自然灾害，还是参加竞选的女性数量创下记录，2018年发生了很多意料之外的事情。站在今天回望过去，世界已经和我们几年前的展望大相径庭。

The unexpected is also helpful. It can warn us thatthings may not be as we wish. It can also inspire us to act without delay. Somesurprises urge us to change the status quo, while others indicate that thechanges we expect are already taking place.意料之外也有好处，它能警醒我们世事未必如愿，也能激励我们行动刻不容缓。有些意外敦促我们改变现状，有些意外则表明我们期待的改变已经在发生。

In this years open letter, we hope to share with youthe other nine major accidents along the way. Some are worrying, some areenlightening, but they all inspire us to take action. We hope that all of youwill get the same encouragement and take action. Only in this way can the worldbecome better.在今年的公开信里，我们希望和大家分享一路走来的另外九大意外。有些让人忧虑，有些给人启迪，但无一不激励我们采取行动。我们希望大家也能获得同样的鼓舞，并付诸行动。只有这样，世界才能变得更好。