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Entrepreneurs Bring Change to World (1/2)
The original French word entrepreneur refers to someone who undertakes, who does something. entrepreneur are soon(assume) business risk or bring new product to market. The *(their innovations) sometimes change the world. Henry Ford did not invent the auto*(automobile) , but his assembly line revolutionized lies in mini fatory(manufacturing) and made cars affordable. Bill Gates is perhaps the best known entrepreneur. He did not invent personal computers but his operating system made them easy to use and brought computing to millions. G professor of American University says the Internet with its capacity to instentanionsly(instantaneously) to convey information to anyone, anywhere is an extraodinary platform for entrepreneurs. Google became a verb within 24 hours after it became a thing. So, it is incredibly entrepreneurial. "Thirteen years ago, SF entrepreneur CN created an online bulletin board for the brokerage firm where he worked. Today his C list is a free alternative to the classified ads that have been a major source of earnings for newspapers.
企业家这个单词是来自于法语。它指的是那些能预测商业危机和把新产品推向市场的人。他们的发明有时候能改变世界。H没有发明汽车，但是他的自动生产线使得更多的汽车为人所接受。比尔盖兹或许是最著名的企业家。他没有发明个人电脑，但是他的操作系统使得个人电脑更容易使用，并将电子化推广向更多人。美国大学新闻学教授Wendell Cochran 说，互联网拥有即时将信息传递到任何地方的任何人的功能，是企业家最非凡的平台。“从有了Google这个网站以后差不多在24小时之内它就变成了一个动词。所以说，互联网真是令人难以置信。 ”13年前，旧金山企业家Craig Newmark 为他工作的代理公司创建了一个在线公告牌。今天，他的Craig清单已经成为一个免费分类广告网站，分类广告一直是报纸的主要收入来源。
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The original French word entrepreneur refers to someone who undertakes, who does something. Entrepreneurs assume business risk or bring a new product to market.
企业家entrepreneur来源于法语，指的是从事某类工作的人。企业家们承担商业风险或是为市场带来新的产品。
Their innovations sometimes change the world. Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, but his assembly line revolutionized manufacturing and made cars affordable.
有时他们创新的思想能改变整个世界。亨利福特并未发明汽车，但他的流水线生产模式革新了制造业，因而让人们有能力购买汽车。
Bill Gates is perhaps the best known entrepreneur. He did not invent personal computers, but his operating system made them easy to use and brought computing to millions.
比尔盖茨也许是最著名的企业家。他并未发明个人电脑，但他的操作系统简化了个人电脑的使用，并把电脑带进千家万户。
Journalism professor Wendell Cochran of American University says the Internet, with its capacity to instantaneously convey information to anyone anywhere is an extraordinary platform for entrepreneurs.
美国大学的新闻学教授Wendell Cochran 指出因特网凭借其能自发地把信息传递到世界各地的能力为企业家提供了一个非同寻常的发展平台。
"Google became a verb within 24 hours after it became a thing," said Cochran. "So, it[the Internet]'s incredibly entrepreneurial."
Cochran说搜索引擎谷歌在成立24小时之内变成了一个动词，因而因特网有着不可思议的企业家特性。
Thirteen years ago, San Francisco entrepreneur Craig Newmark created an online bulletin board for the brokerage firm where he worked. Today his Craig's List is a free alternative to the classified ads that have been a major source of earnings for newspapers.
13年前，旧金山企业家Craig Newmark为他所在的中介公司创造了一个网上公告。现在他开创的Craig's List成为了分类广告的另一选择，分类广告是报纸的主要收入。
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