Mr. Gates Sr. played the role of peacemaker.

老盖茨这时则扮演了和事佬的角色。

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In the early days, Mr. Gates Sr., who soon remarried, would scribble a few notes on the most-promising requests for donations.

开始时，盖茨的父亲(他很快又再婚了)会在最有希望获得捐款的请求上草草地做点注释。

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'he has very fixed ideas of some things,' says Mr. Gates Sr. 'the dynamic of the family is that you don't cross him on those things, because it's a waste of time.

盖茨父亲说，盖茨对一些事情的看法非常顽固，我们家庭的活力就在于在这些事情上不要干涉他，因为这只会是浪费时间而已。

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