懂你英语 Level4 Unit1 Part4 Vocabulary - Contemporary People

Co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs was a major figure in the computer industry.

He was self-centered and difficult to work for, but he led the development of many great products.

He died of cancer when he was just 56 years old.

Jack Ma is one of the richest and most famous men in China.

He comes from a poor family and failed his college entrance exams twice.

Despite his many failures he has built one of the world's largest internet companies.

David Beckham is one of the world's richest and most famous athletes.

He started playing professional football when he was just 17.

Much of his success as an athlete, is because he practiced harder than many other players.

As a young girl in Pakistan, Malala became famous for her writings on women's education.

In 2012 She was shot in the head and nearly killed.

She survived the injury and became the world's most famous teenager.

Born in 1942, Stephen Hawking was one of the world's most famous scientists.

When he was 23, he was diagnosed with ALS, a rare disease of the nerves.

Because of his disease, he was unable to walk and talk.

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(She has won many prizes, including the Nobel Peace Prize.)

(Though he was difficult to work for, his creative genius inspired others to do great work.)