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1、比尔盖茨的2014年终总结I ended 2013 by compiling something slightlyunusual: a list of some of the good news you mighthave missed. I thought it was a pretty good note toend the year on, and people seemed to like readingabout some of the ways the world is becoming abetter
2、 place. This year, I thought I’d do it again。Of course, we can’t ignore the fact that it’s been aturbulent year, in the United States and many other countries. But it’s worth taking a momentto celebrate some of the good news too. More children are surviving th
3、an ever before. We’remaking progress against some of the world’s deadliest diseases. These are some of the mostfundamental ways to measure the world’s progress—and by that measure,2014 wasdefinitely another good year。1.More Fifth Birthdays Than Ever BeforeTo m
4、e, one of the best ways to measure progress is to look at how many children are dying ofpreventable causes。And today, more kids are living to see their fifth birthday than ever before. This year, for atleast the 42nd year in a row, the child mortality rate has
5、 fallen. And it’s not just moving in theright direction—it’s falling faster than anyone expected。The Economist ran a great article about this in September, where it estimated that just since2001, the world has saved 13.6 million children’s lives. It’s hard to
6、think of a better sign theworld is improving。2.We Hit a Big Milestone in Fighting AIDSThe world has done an impressive job of providing treatment to people living with HIV. But foryears we were falling behind, because for all the people who started getting tre
7、atment, evenmore would become infected。Not anymore, though. New data released this month show that 2013 was the first year whenmore people started getting treatment than became infected with HIV. Why does that matter?Because treating people not only keeps them
8、 alive, it also dramatically reduces the odds thatthey will pass the virus on to anyone else. As the epidemiologists say, we can start to bendthe curve of the disease。We still have
