美国微软公司创始人比尔·盖茨曾多年蝉联世界首富，与妻子梅琳达·盖茨育有两女一子。尽管生活富裕，盖茨夫妇对子女严格要求。美国全国广播公司（NBC）1月30日播出的《今天》（又称《今日秀》）节目中，盖茨与主持人分享了他的为父之道。

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has many years ranked the world's richest man,And his wife Melinda gates had two daughters and a son.Although life rich,Mr And Mrs Gates children to strict requirements.The national broadcasting company(NBC)On January 30, the broadcast[today](Say again[Today show])program,Gates and host share his for the word of the father.

"我们家把13岁定为得到手机的年限" "Our family to 13 years old to get a mobile phone of service"

　　盖茨现年57岁，与家人住在西雅图郊外的梅迪纳湖畔。他告诉《今天》节目主持人马特·劳尔，他认为13岁是孩子拥有第一部手机的合适年龄。

Gates, 57,,And his family live in Seattle suburb of medina lake.He told[today]Show host matt raul,He thinks is 13 years old children have the right age first mobile phone.

　　盖茨说，他的长女、1996年出生的珍妮弗·盖茨以及儿子、1999年出生的罗里·盖茨都是在过了13岁生日后才被允许使用手机，小女儿、2002年出生的菲比则在期待着13岁生日时得到自己的第一部手机。

Gates said,His eldest daughter/Born in 1996 Jennifer gates and son/Born in 1999 rory gates are in the 13 years old birthday to be allowed to use the phone,daughter/Born in 2002 phoebe is looking forward to 13 years old birthday for his first mobile phone.

　　"我们家把13岁定为得到手机的年限，"盖茨说，鉴于这项规定，孩子们从学校回家后常向他抱怨说，"其他孩子都有手机，我是唯一一个没有手机的人，这令人尴尬"。

"Our family to 13 years old to get a mobile phone of service,"Gates said,In view of the provisions,The children come home from school after often had complained to him,"Other children have mobile phones,I was the only one who no cell phones,This embarrassing".

"我们决定不给孩子们留财产" "We decided not to leave children property"

　　被问及是否掌握着孩子们的电邮和"脸谱"账号及密码，盖茨说，至少对长女不会这么做，因为"她是个独立的人"。不过他承认，对现在的父母而言，掌控子女的网上活动"一直是个非常棘手的问题"。

Asked if hold children's email and"facebook"Account and password,Gates said,At least for daughter didn't do this,because"She is a independent person".But he acknowledged that,In the present parents,Control over their children's online activities"Has always been a very difficult problem".

　　尽管生活富裕，盖茨夫妇希望他们的子女能像普通孩子那样成长。先前有报道说，三个孩子在家中要做家务，零花钱也有限。

Although life rich,Mr And Mrs Gates hope that their children can grow up like ordinary children like that.Previous reports have said,Three children at home to do the housework,Pocket money also co., LTD.,.

　　美国《福布斯》网站去年9月19日发布全美富豪排行榜，盖茨以净资产660亿美元蝉联美国首富。盖茨夫妇先前多次提到，打算去世后留给3个子女数百万美元遗产，把其余资产捐给慈善机构。后来，他们连遗产也无意留下。"我们决定不给孩子们留财产，"盖茨说，留遗产"既不利于孩子，也不利于社会"。

The United States[Forbes]Website last September 19, the rankings released,Gates to net worth $66 billion ranked the United States's richest man.Mr And Mrs Gates previously mentioned it many times,Going to died for three children millions of dollars heritage,Put the rest of the assets to charity.later,They even heritage has no intention of leaving."We decided not to leave children property,"Gates said,Leave heritage"Will not be conducive to children,Also was disadvantageous to the society".

"不在意去世后被世人遗忘" "Don't care died was forgotten"

　　盖茨和妻子梅林达·盖茨于2000年创立比尔和梅琳达·盖茨基金会。基金会的主要宗旨是促进全球卫生、教育、发展等领域的平等，如今已成长为美国规模最大的民间慈善机构。2008年盖茨正式退出微软公司后，把个人主要精力投入基金会运作。

Gates and his wife Melinda gates founded in 2000, the bill and Melinda gates foundation.The foundation's main purpose is to promote global health/education/Development and other areas of equality,Now has grown to the largest American folk charity.In 2008 he formally out of Microsoft company,The individual main energy investment fund operation.

　　他去年10月9日在阿拉伯联合酋长国首都阿布扎比参加媒体峰会时说，不会谋求政治职务，自己通过基金会发挥的作用不会逊于从政发挥的作用。

He last October 9, in the united Arab emirates capital ABU dhabi to media said the summit,Not seeking political position,Through the role of the foundation not inferior to the role of politics.

　　盖茨今年1月30日在纽约曼哈顿一间酒店接受法新社记者采访时说，基金会的首要奋斗目标是消灭脊髓灰质炎。

Gates January 30, in New York Manhattan a hotel accept AFP reporters,The foundation's primary goal is to eliminate polio.

　　谈及身后事，他说，不在意去世后被世人遗忘。"我完全不需要被记住，"他说，"真正的感受取决于你完成了哪些事。如果脊髓灰质炎能在未来6年内被消灭，将是非常棒的一件事。"（据新华社）

Talked about things behind,He said,Don't care died was forgotten."I don't need to be remember,"He said,"Really feel depends on how you finished what things.If polio can in six years be wiped out,Will be a great thing."(According to the xinhua news agency)