The choice was to be a journeyman developer or become a manager, and I've never wanted to be a manager — at least not a manager who went for an MBA and had ambitions to be a captain of industry.

我的选择就是要做一个技术熟练的开发人员还是成为一名经理，而我从来没有想要成为一名经理——至少没想成为一名拥有MBA学位并立志成为业内领军人的经理。

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Transition Four: Captain of Industry to 'Venture Philanthropist'

转变之四：从商业巨头到“创投慈善家”

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He successfully transitioned from cocky college dropout to brass-knuckle negotiator to seasoned captain of industry, eventually becoming the richest man in the world and a model philanthropist.

然而事实上，盖茨精于经营，尽管他头发蓬乱，不讲卫生，带这一张孩子脸，他在过去的人生中，每时每刻都清楚自己该做什么，成功地从一个大学里的辍学生，演变成商业巨才，并最终成为世界首富和模范慈善家。

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Several European ambassadors are regular visitors, along with the occasional Egyptian minister or captain of industry.

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In a sign of its economic ambitions, the government later appointed a former captain of industry as its ambassador to China.

ECONOMIST: Friends and neighbours

Now 61, he looks more old-world captain of industry than technology seer.

ECONOMIST: The re-education of Roger Ackerman