夏日书单：这五本书，比尔·盖茨劝你今夏读一读_BEC初级作文

夏日书单：这五本书，比尔·盖茨劝你今夏读一读

外面太热，在家吹着空调吃着冷饮读读书？比尔·盖茨近日为大家推荐了五本书，供大家在闲时一读。

Bill Gates isn’t doing much light reading this summer.

比尔·盖茨这个夏天读的都不是什么闲书。

For his annual list of reading recommendations for the season, he’s picked five books that you can really sink into on vacation.

他为本季推荐书单挑选了5本书，供你在休假时潜心阅读。

The billionaire philanthropist wants readers to learn more about upheaval and its impact on society, both on individual and mass levels. From the way presidents have led during some of the nation’s biggest wars to how people react during times of crises, these books look at what happens when our lives are disrupted.

这位亿万富豪慈善家希望读者更多地了解个人和大众层面的剧变及其对社会的影响。从美国总统在一些最大规模战争中的领导方式到人们在危机时期的应对办法，这些书关注的是当我们的生活被搅乱时会发生什么。

upheaval[ʌp'hiːv(ə)l]：n.剧变

Even though these topics aren’t necessarily synonymous with “beach reads,” Gates encourages readers to give them a go. In a post announcing his recommendations on his official blog, Gates Notes, he writes that his philosophy is that he’d “rather have too much to read on a trip than too little.”