US billionaire Bill Gates has been elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinas highest honor in the field of engineering.日前，美国亿万富翁比尔·盖茨被入选中国工程院，这是中国在工程领域的最低荣誉。The Microsoft co-founder, 62, is one of 18 new foreign members, the academy said. He is the only one who does not work at a university or research institute.中国工程院宣告，这位62岁的微软公司牵头创始人是18位新的外籍成员之一。他是唯一一个不出大学或研究所工作的人。

Gates was nominated for his work at TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design company he helped establish in 2008.盖茨因他在特拉派沃公司的工作而被奖提名，这是一家他于2008年协助创建的核反应设计公司。In late 2015, the company signed a deal with China National Nuclear Corp to build a reactor unit in Fujian province. The project is scheduled to start next year and be completed in 2025.2015年年末，该公司与中国核工业集团公司签定了一份协议，在福建省修筑一个反应堆。预计该工程明年开始，于2025年已完成。The US business magnate has met Chinese President Xi Jinping on various occasions, and discussed further nuclear energy cooperation with Premier Li Keqiang earlier last month.这位美国商业巨头此前曾在多个场合会谈过中国主席习近平，并且于上月初与李克强总理更进一步辩论了核能合作。

New academicians are selected every two years from academic institutions, research institutes, enterprises and hospitals, both inside and outside China.新的院士每两年不会从国内外的学术机构、研究机构、企业和医院中产生。The CAE – which falls under the State Council, Chinas top governing body – also has a role advising Beijing on the countrys economic and social development, and its new members need to have strict political clearance.中国工程院直属中国最低管理机构国务院，它还扮演着就国家的经济和社会发展向北京劝谏建言的角色，它的新成员必须有“严苛的政治证书”。

The academy now has 66 foreign academicians.现在，中国工程院共计66位外籍院士。

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