外国人物介绍(英文版)

Steve JobsSteve Jobs is the CEO of Apple，which he co-founded in 1976. Apple is leading the consumer technology world with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store，its family of iPod media players and iTunes media store，and its Mac computers and iLife and iWork application suites. Apple recently introduced the iPad，a breakthrough Internet and digital media device，plus the iBookstore，alongside iTunes and the App Store. Steve also co-founded and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios ，which created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time including Toy Story ，A Bug's Life，Monsters，Inc.，Finding Nemo，The Incredibles，Cars and Ratatouille. Pixar merged with The Walt Disney Company in 2006 and Steve now serves on Disney's board of directors. Steve grew up in the apricot orchards which later became known as Silicon Valley，and still lives there with his family.Barack Hussein ObamaObama is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. His story is the American story —values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the convictionthat a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.Charles ChaplinCharles Chaplin was born on April 16,1889 in London.Her father was an entertainer and although not one of the big names,he was doing very well.Her mother Hannah was also an entertainer.Charles had always believed that had something special locked away inside him.He took his courage and went to see one of the top theatrical agents.With no experience at all,he was being offered the plum part of Billy—the pageboy in a new production of“Sherlock Holmes”. “Sherlock Holmes”openedon July 27,1903 at the enormous “Pavilion Theatre”Charles seemed to change overnight.It was as if he had found the thing he was meant to do.Bill GatesBill Gates was born on Oct,28 in 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters.His father was a lawyer and his mother mother was a teacher.Bill Gates had his elementary school and high school education in Seattle.In 1973,Bill Gates was matriculated by Harvard but he quitted from Harvard three years later.He putall his time and energy into designing programsfor Microsoft Cooperation which eastablished in 1975 by Bill and his friend Paul Allen.Nick VujicicNick Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia on December 4th, 1982. As is often the case, a new-born infant will bring happiness and joy to the whole family. However, nick was born without limbs, which made his father disgusting at first and his mother dared to hold him four months later. From no limbs to no limits, Nick creates a life miracle. Although he did encounter frustration and even deep self-abasement, he conquered them eventually. What he impresses me most is his extraordinary optimism. No limbs can be a great obstacle for everyone. However, he pokes fun at himself for that “no arms, no legs, no worries”. “Attitude is altitude”——He put considerable emphasis on attitude being the most powerful weapon we have at our disposal. Nick proved through his ownlife that the major keys in accomplishing our biggest dreams are persistence and choosing to embrace failure as a learning experience, rather than allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us. That’s his attitude towards life and undoubtedly he creates a great altitude.Martin Luther KingMartin Luther King, who was born in 1929,is well-known to us all as a freedom fighter. When he was fifteen, he went to university. He fought for politic rights for black people in the USA. He demanded that blacks shouldn't be treated as slaves but should have equal rights.On December,1,1955,a black woman in Alabama was arrested by the police for she had refused to stand up for a white man on bus. King led a boycott of the bus company. From then on, he led many demonstrations against racial discrimination. Although he was often beaten or arrested, He consisted that the black should be equally treated. "We have waited 340 years for our rights! We find it difficult to wait. This 'wait' has almost always meant 'never'." He said. It inspired the black a lot to fight for their rights. In 1963, he gave the famous speech "I have a dream" in Washington D.C., which inspired people to fight for equality. Then he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.King was murdered in 1968.During his life,he put his heart and soul into fighting for equalities and he had already changed the society.Michael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958–June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums are among the world’s best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979)， Thriller (1982)，Bad (1987)， Dangerous (1991) and History (1995)。