Book World: Bill Gates' five favorite books for 2019
图书世界: 2019 年比尔.盖茨最爱的五本书
1. "This year, " Gates says, "I picked up a bit more fiction than usual,“but only one novel makes his list: "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones. The story is about a young married couple separated for years after the husband is falsely accused and convicted of sexual assault.*** Gates calls it "a deeply moving read" that reminds us "how draconian our criminal justice system can be - especially for black men."
1、盖茨说:“今年，我读的小说比以往多了一些但在他的书单上，只有一本小说的身影:塔亚莉.琼斯的《美国式婚姻》。这本书讲述了一对年轻夫妇因为丈夫被诬告后被判性侵而分居多年的故事。盖茨称之为“一本极为动人的读物”，它提醒着人们“我们的刑事司法系统可以有多么严酷一尤其是对 黑人男性来说。”
2. After so many books and countless articles, the hysteria over America's sleep deprivation feels awfully tired. But Gates says he was roused to enlightenment by Matthew Walker. The advice in "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams" is now well-known, and Gates admits that it took him a while to finish. "I kept following Walker's advice to put down the book I was reading a bit earlier thanI was used to, So | could get a better night's sleep, " which, if nothing else, makes for a classic book blurb.
2、在看了那么多关于“美国缺觉论”的书籍和无数的文章之后，人们对于这番大惊小怪的言论感到疲惫不堪。但是盖茨说，他是被马修.沃克一语点醒的梦中人。《我们为什么 睡觉:释放睡眠和梦境的力量》一书中的建议现已广为人知，而盖茨承认他花了一点时间才看完这本书。“我直都听从沃克的建议，比往常早一点放下正在读的书，来让自己睡-个更好的觉”，不谈别的，比尔盖茨的这句话还是能也就只能成为一句优秀的书籍推荐语的。
3. "Growth,” by Czech-Canadian scientist and professor Vaclav Smil, is not for everyone, Gates admits, but if you can stomach some heavy technical detail, you'll learn a lot about how civilizations grow - and reach their limits. This 664-page tome covers everything from agriculture to steel production to smartphone use, and Gates thinks it presents a crucial argument for the necessity of acting quickly to preserve Earth's fragile biosphere. "In my view,“Gates says, "Smil underestimates our accelerating ability to model the physical world using digital technologies equipped with artificial intelligence."
3、 瓦科拉夫. 斯米尔是捷克裔加拿大科学家兼教授，他的《增长》并不适合所有人，盖茨承认这一点，但是如果你能忍受一些艰涩难懂的技术细节，你就会深入了解文明是如何进步，又是如何到达极限的。这本664页的巨著涵盖了方方面面:从农业到钢铁生产再到智能手机的使用。盖茨认为，这本书为以下论点提供了至关重要的论据一为 了保护地球脆弱的生物圈，快速采取应对措施必不可少。盖茨说道:“在我看来，斯米尔低估了一点，那就是，人类能够越来越高效地，利用人工智能数字技术来为现实世界创建模型。