膜拜捐款600亿美元的四位慈善大亨_时事

膜拜捐款600亿美元的四位慈善大亨

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook made headlines this year when he announced that he plans to give away the vast majority of his estimated $785million fortune.

今年苹果CEO蒂姆.库克因为一项声明而广受关注，他表示将会贡献出他绝大部分的资产：7.85亿美元。

The head of the world's largest technology corporation told Fortune magazine that he intends to donate all his money to charity, after paying for his ten-year-old nephew's college education.

这位世界最大公司的领导人告诉《财富》杂志他打算在支付完侄子的大学学费后将自己所有的财产捐献出来。

But Cook is far from the only high-profile multimillionaire to show such generosity. Dozens of the world’s wealthiest men and woman have committed to donating the majority of their impressive fortunes to charity - either during their lifetime of in their will - through The Giving Pledge.

但像库克一样热衷慈善的千万富翁还有很多。许许多多世界富豪们都曾在生前或者在遗嘱中承诺过会通过“捐赠誓约贡献出他们大部分的财富为慈善事业添砖加瓦。

小编注：捐赠誓约是比尔盖茨和巴菲特发起的推动人们为慈善捐款的活动。

Bill and Melinda Gates

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Co-founders of The Giving Pledge Bill and Melinda Gates set up the initiative in 2010 as a means to encourage the wealthiest families to make a moral commitment to devote at least 50 per cent of their fortune to philanthropy.