中英对照读新闻》Microsoft CEO pledges $1.7 bn AI, cloud investment in Indonesia 微软执行长承诺在印尼投资17亿美元 于人工智慧、云端运算
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微软公司执行长纳德拉4月30日在印尼宣布，在该国投资AI基础建设。（美联社）(photo:LTN)◎ 管淑平
Microsoft’s chief executive officer pledged a $1.7 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing to help develop Indonesia’s AI infrastructure after a meeting with the archipelago’s president on Tuesday.
微软执行长週二与群岛国家印尼总统会面后，承诺投资17亿美元在人工智慧和云端运算，来协助发展印尼的人工智慧基础设施。
Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and has a population of around 280 million across its sprawling archipelago, with a growing demand for data centres and AI tech in the region.
印尼是东南亚最大经济体，在其幅员广阔的群岛上有约2亿8000万人口，该区域对数据中心和人工智慧科技的需求与日俱增。
Satya Nadella held talks with President Joko Widodo at Jakarta’s presidential palace before delivering a keynote speech about AI in the Indonesian capital.
萨帝亚‧纳德拉与总统佐科‧维多多在雅加达的总统府会谈，之后在这座印尼首都发表与人工智慧相关的主题演说。
"The thing I am really excited to announce today is the expanded announcement of data centre investment, so $1.7 billion to bring the latest and greatest AI infrastructure to Indonesia," Nadella said. （AFP）
「今天我非常兴奋要宣布一件事，就是扩大投资数据中心，投资17亿美元为印尼带来最新、最先进的人工智慧基础设施」，纳德拉说。（法新社）
pledge：动词或名词，承诺提供或给予，保证。例句：More than a dozen companies have pledged $50,000 to help the victims of the earthquake.（已经有10几家公司承诺提供5万美元，协助这场地震的灾民。）
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sprawling：形容词，杂乱蔓延的，庞大的。例句：He has built a sprawling business empire.（他打造出一个庞大的商业帝国。）
