Bill Gates receives China’s top engineering honor
厉害!比尔·盖茨当选中国工程院院士,致力核能研发!
US billionaire Bill Gates has been elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering, China’s highest honor in the field of engineering.
美国亿万富翁比尔·盖茨已被选入中国工程院,这是中国在工程领域最高的荣誉。
The Microsoft co-founder, 62, is one of 18 new foreign members, the academy said on Monday. He is the only one who does not work at a university or research institute.
中国工程院于周一宣布,这位62岁的微软联合创始人是18位新的外籍成员之一。他是唯一一个不在大学或研究所工作的人。
Gates was nominated for his work at TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design company he helped establish in 2008.
盖茨因他在特拉派沃公司的工作被提名,特拉派沃公司为他于2008年帮助建立的核反应设计公司。
In late 2015, the company signed a deal with China National Nuclear Corp to build a reactor unit in Fujian province. The project is scheduled to start next year and be completed in 2025.
2015年末,该公司与中国核工业集团公司签订了一份协议,在福建省修建一个反应堆。预计该工程明年开始,于2025年完成。
The academy now has 66 foreign academicians.
现在,中国工程院有66位外籍院士。