英语新闻听写 蒂姆·克库:同性恋是上帝给予的最棒的礼物

Four years ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook became the first CEO of a major company to come out as gay.

四年前，苹果CEO蒂姆·克库成为首位任职大型公司的同性恋CEO。

According to CNN, Cook says he's happy about that distinction — and his decision.

CNN报道称，库克表示他对这种不同很开心，也很高兴他的决定。

In a recent interview with Christiane Amanpour, Cook said, "I'm very proud of it. Being gay is "God's greatest gift to me."

近期在克里斯汀·阿曼普的采访中，库克称，“我对此感到自豪。成为同性恋是“上帝给我的最棒的礼物”。

Cook, who says he's a very private person, decided¹ he was being selfish by not coming out.

库克称自己是一个很内向人的，他认为不公开表明自己的同性恋身份是一种自私的行为。

He said he wanted to demonstrate to gay children that they "can be gay and still go on and do some big jobs in life."

他称他想告诉那些同性恋的孩子们，他们“可以是同性恋，同时也可以继续在人生中大放异彩”。

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adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。