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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.

▍语言点 

tribute /'trɪbjuːt/ n. 致敬，悼念

pour /pɔːr/ vi. 倾泻，喷涌

· It is pouring outside. 

外面倾盆大雨。

founder /'faʊndə(r)/ n. 创始人

be widely considered: 被广泛认为…… 

·同义表达:  be widely known/regard/recognised as 

preeminent /ˏpriːˈemɪnənt/ adj. 卓越的，杰出的（outstanding）

· 亦常写作pre-eminent

· pre-词缀: 在前    如prepare, previous

· Tiger Woods is pre-eminent among golf players. 

Tiger Woods是一位卓越的高尔夫球手。

· Mr. Bercow is the pre-eminent political figure.

 Mr. Bercow（英国前议长）是一位杰出的政治人物。

enduring /ɪn'dʒɔːrɪŋ/ adj. 持久的耐久的（long-lasting）

venture firms: 风险投资公司

solidify /sə'lɪdɪfaɪ/ vt. 使变得稳固，巩固

· solid/'sɒlɪd/ adj. 固体的

· solidified reputation as…: 巩固…..名声

· They solidified their position as Britain's top band. 

他们巩固了自己作为英国顶尖乐队的地位。 

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