初中英语教学：GivingWhileLiving.docx

GivingWhileLiving

一生低调的富豪慈善家ChuckFeeney!?

In1982,amanquietlysetupacharitablefoundation(慈善基金会).Hisgoalwastosecretlygiveawayallhismoney.Now,38yearslater,hehasachievedhisgoalattheageof89.

ChuckFeeney,anIrish-American,isabusinessman.Hewasverysuccessfulandmade$8billionduringhislifetime.However,Chuckisknownforhisfrugality(节俭).Althoughheisveryrich,hedoesntspendmuch.Hedoesnotownacar,helivesinasmallapartment,heflieseconomyclass(经济舱),andheownsonlyonepairofshoes.

Recently,Chucksfoundationfinallyranoutofmoney.Theelderlybusinessmansaidthathewasveryhappywiththenews.Chuckdonated(捐献)$3.7billiontohighereducationinstitutions,includingnearly$1billionto?Cornell?University,wherehestudiedforfree.Healsodonated$870milliontomanyhumanrightsgroups,and$1.9billiontohelpsomeprojectsin?NorthernIreland?andthe?Republic?of?Ireland.

Besidesallthesedonations,Chuckcalledonotherrichpeoplenottowaituntilaftertheyhavepassedawaytoexperiencethejoyofgivingawaytheirmoney.Underhisinfluence(影响),BillGatesandWarrenBuffettstartedthe“GivingPledge”fortheworldsrichestpeople.

Chuckhasnothingleftnow,buthecouldntbehappier.Heisagreatexampleofgivingwhileliving.

Note:

比尔·盖茨和沃伦·巴菲特在2010年发起了“捐赠誓言(GivingPledge)”的倡议活动。该活动旨在说服世界上最富有的人在生前或死后将至少一半的财产捐献出去做慈善。