Whether it's money, power, or fame, success means something different to everyone.

　　不管是金钱，权利，或名声，每个人对成功的理解都不一样。

　　For Bill Gates, it's defined by two factors: making a difference and taking care of the people closest to you.

　　对于比尔•盖茨来说，成功意味着这两个因素：创造意义，以及照顾最亲密的人。

　　"Warren Buffett has always said the measure [of success] is whether the people close to you are happy and love you," Gates explained during a Reddit AMA, or "ask me anything," on Monday, when asked about his idea of success.

　　“沃伦•巴菲特常常说，判断一个人(成功)的方法就是看看你身边的人是否快乐和爱着你，”盖茨在周一参加Reddit AMA“随便问”论坛时，回答这个关于成功的理解的问题时说道。

　　"It is also nice to feel like you made a difference — inventing something or raising kids or helping people in need," he continued.

　　“如果你想创造意义，这种感觉也很好——发明新产品，养育孩子，或帮助有需要的人，”他继续道。

　　Although his inner circle is harder to penetrate, it's easy to see that Gates has certainly accomplished the latter piece of his answer.

　　尽管想要洞悉他的核心集团相对困难，不过我们不难发现盖茨已经实现了第二个标志。

　　At just 20, Bill Gates cofounded Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Months before his 31st birthday, the company went public, making Gates a billionaire.

　　在他仅仅20岁的时候，已经跟童年好友保尔•艾伦共同创办了微软公司。而在他31岁生日的前几个月，他的公司正式上市，盖茨也成为了一名亿万富翁。

　　Now the richest man in the world with $85.2 billion to his name, Gates spends his days running the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the most powerful charities in the world. The foundation — which controls an endowment of more than $40 billion — aims to lift millions of people out of poverty, with a heavy focus on eliminating HIV, malaria, and other infectious diseases.

　　如今这位世界上最富有的男人，名字已经价值852亿美元，盖茨每天运营着比尔及梅琳达•盖茨基金会——世界上最有影响力的慈善团体之一。而这个基金会，掌握着超过400亿美元的捐赠基金，力图帮助数以百万计的人民脱贫，致力于消除HIV, 疟疾，以及其他传染性疾病。