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1、Monday,Dec.19,2005TheGoodSamaritansByNANCYGIBBSThesearenotthepeopleyouexpecttocometotherescue.Rockstarsaredesignedtobeshiny,shallowcreatures,furloughedfromrealityforalltime.Billionairesareevenmoreremoved,nestledatopfantasticwealthwheretheyneveragainhavetoplacetheirowncalls
2、ordefrostdinnerorflycommercial.SoBonospendsseveralthousanddollarsatarestaurantforanicePinotNoir,andBillGates,thegreatpredatoroftheInternetage,hasatrampolineroominhis$100millionhouse.Itmakesyouthinkthatiftheseguyscandecidetomakeittheirmissiontosavetheworld,partnerwithpeople
3、theywouldneverotherwisemeet,careaboutcausesthatarenotsexyordignifiedinthewaysthatcelebritiesnormallyrequire,thennoonereallyhasagoodexcuseanymoreforjuststayingonthesidelinesandwatching.SuchisthenatureofBono'sfamethatjustabouteveryoneintheworldwantstomeethim--exceptfortheric
4、hestmanintheworld,whothoughtitwouldbeawasteoftime."Worldhealthisimmenselycomplicated,"saysGates,recallingthatfirstencounterin2002."Itdoesn'treallyboildowntoa'Let'sbenice'analysis.SoIthoughtameetingwouldn'tbeallthatvaluable."IttookaboutthreeminuteswithBonoforGatestochangehi
5、smind.BillandhiswifeMelinda,anothercomputernerdturnedpovertywarrior,lovefactsanddatawithatendernessmostpeoplereservefortheirchildren,andBonowashurlingmetricsacrossthetableasfastastheycouldkeepup."Hewaseverybitthegeekthatweare,"saysGatesFoundationchiefPattyStonesifer,whohel
6、pedbrokerthatfirstsummit."Hejusthappenstobeageekwhoisafantasticmusician."Andsoanotheralliancewasborn:unlikely,unsentimental,hardnosed,cleareyedanddeadsetondrivingpovertyintohistory.Therocker'sjobistoberaucous,grabourattention.Theengineers'jobistomakethingswork.2005istheyea
7、rtheyturnedthecorner,whenBonocharmedandbulliedandmorallyblackmailedtheleadersoftheworld'srichestcountriesintoforgiving$40billionindebtowedbythepoorest;nowthosecountriescanspendthemoneyonhealthandschoolsratherthaninterestpayments--andhavenomoreexcusesfornotdoingso.TheGatese
8、s,havingbuilttheworld'sbiggestcharity,witha$29billionendowment,spenttheyeargivingmoremone
