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As the richest man in the world, Bill Gates is no stranger to success.
作為這個世界上最富有的人，比爾·蓋茨對成功并不陌生。
So when the billionaire tech mogul and philanthropist offers insight or advice, it's smart to listen.
所以當這位億萬富翁兼科技大亨兼慈善家愿意提供見解或建議時，選擇傾聽是很聰明的決定。
Last Monday, the Microsoft founder and co-chair of The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation hosted an "AMA," or "ask me anything," session on Reddit, during which a participant inquired, "If you could give 19-year-old Bill Gates some advice, what would it be?"
上周一，微軟創始人及比爾和梅琳達·蓋茨基金會聯合主席比爾·蓋茨在紅迪網舉辦了一場名為“AMA”，換言之“隨意問我”的會話，在這個過程中一位參與者詢問道：“如果您可以給19歲的自己一些建議，您會說什么呢？”
Here's what Gates had to say:
下面是蓋茨所說的：
"I would explain that smartness is not single dimensional and not quite as important as I thought it was back then. I would say you might explore the developing world before you get into your forties. I wasn't very good socially back then, but I am not sure there is advice that would fix that — maybe I had to be awkward and just grow up..."
“我會跟他解釋，聰慧不是單維的，也沒有當時的我所認為的那么重要。我會說，你可能在四十歲之前探索這個發展中的世界。當時的我不是很懂人情世故，但是我不確定這些建議能不能改變我--也許我只能笨拙地成長...”
In short: Intelligence isn't one-dimensional — and it's not the only ingredient required for success.
簡而言之：智力不是單一維度的概念--它也不是成功的唯一原因。
This isn't the only time Gates has doled out advice for navigating your years as a young adult. One of his best nuggets of wisdom comes from fellow billionaire and friend, Warren Buffett: Keep things simple.
這不是蓋茨先生第一次為那些在人生路上乘風破浪的年輕人點撥迷津了。他的智慧中最有價值的一部分來自億萬富翁、他的朋友沃倫·巴菲特：“化繁為簡”。
In a 2009 interview with CNBC, Gates said:
在2009年CNBC的采訪中，蓋茨說道：
"You look at his calendar, it's pretty simple. He picks the things that he's got a model of, a model that really is predictive and that's going to continue to work over a long-term period. And so his ability to boil things down, to just work on the things that really count, to think through the basics — it's so amazing that he can do that."
“你看他的日歷，非常簡潔。他會選擇那些他已擁有模型的工作，那種具有預測性并且將會在很長的一段時間內有效的模型。然后他運用他的能力把內容縮減，只在真正有意義的內容上付出勞動，去看穿本質--他能做到這些簡直太令人驚奇了。”
