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Tributes began pouring in for Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia Capital, after the firm announced his death on Friday. He was 87.
Valentine was widely considered one of the preeminent figures in Silicon Valley's tech industry, and his firm is one of the most successful and most enduring venture firms today.
His early bets include video game company Atari in 1975 and Apple in 1978, which solidified Sequoia's reputation as one of the biggest and best venture firms in Silicon Valley.
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tribute /'tr?bju?t/ n. 致敬，悼念
pour /p??r/ vi. 傾瀉，噴涌
· It is pouring outside.
外面傾盆大雨。
founder /'fa?nd?(r)/ n. 創(chuàng)始人
be widely considered: 被廣泛認為……
·同義表達: be widely known/regard/recognised as
preeminent /?pri??em?n?nt/ adj. 卓越的，杰出的（outstanding）
· 亦常寫作pre-eminent
· pre-詞綴: 在前 如prepare, previous
· Tiger Woods is pre-eminent among golf players.
Tiger Woods是一位卓越的高爾夫球手。
· Mr. Bercow is the pre-eminent political figure.
Mr. Bercow（英國前議長）是一位杰出的政治人物。
enduring /?n'd???r??/ adj. 持久的耐久的（long-lasting）
venture firms: 風險投資公司
solidify /s?'l?d?fa?/ vt. 使變得穩(wěn)固，鞏固
· solid/'s?l?d/ adj. 固體的
· solidified reputation as…: 鞏固…..名聲
· They solidified their position as Britain's top band.
他們鞏固了自己作為英國頂尖樂隊的地位。
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