摘要：未来20年，将通过盖茨基金会（Gates Foundation）捐出其几乎全部的财富，用来挽救和改善世界各地的生命。据悉，这一承诺将成为现代历史上最大的一笔慈善捐赠。
据多家外媒报道，美国微软公司联合创始人，曾连续13年荣登福布斯全球富翁榜首富的比尔·盖茨（Bill Gates）正式宣布：
未来20年，将通过盖茨基金会（Gates Foundation）捐出其几乎全部的财富，用来挽救和改善世界各地的生命。据悉，这一承诺将成为现代历史上最大的一笔慈善捐赠。
▲BBC发文：比尔·盖茨计划在2045年前捐出几乎全部财富。
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外媒报道：比尔盖茨宣布
20年内捐出几乎全部财富
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he intends to give away99% of his vast fortune over the next 20 years.
微软创始人比尔·盖茨表示，他计划在未来20年内捐出自己99%的巨额财富。
Gates said he would accelerate his giving via his foundation, with plans to end its operations in 2045.
他说将通过其基金会加快捐赠进程，并计划在2045年结束基金会的运作。
"People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that 'he died rich' will not be one of them," he wrote in a blog post on Thursday.
“当我离开这个世界时，人们可能会对我有很多评价，但我决心不让'他去世时仍然很富有'成为其中之一，”比尔·盖茨在周四的一篇博客中写道。
现年69岁的盖茨表示，他以自己名字命名的基金会至今已向健康与发展项目捐赠了1000亿美元（约合750亿英镑），他预计未来二十年还将支出2000亿美元，具体数额将取决于市场和通胀情况。
In his blog post, Mr Gates cited a 1889 essay by tycoon Andrew Carnegie called The Gospel of Wealth, which argues that wealthy people have a duty to return their fortunes to society.Mr Gates quoted Mr Carnegie, who wrote: "The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."
在博客中，盖茨引用了1889年实业家安德鲁·卡内基的一篇名为《财富的福音》的文章，该文主张富人有责任将自己的资源回馈给社会。盖茨引用了卡内基的一句话：“拥巨富而死者耻辱。”
Giving away 99% of his fortune could still leave Mr Gates a billionaire – according to Bloomberg, the Microsoft founder is the fifth-richest person in the world.
即使捐出99%的财富，盖茨先生仍然可能是亿万富翁——根据彭博社的数据，这位微软创始人目前是全球第五大富豪。
在博客中，他分享了一张展示个人财富变化的时间线图，图中显示他目前的净资产为1080亿美元，并画有一支巨大的手绘箭头，指向2045年财富水平几乎归零。
He said he has been inspired to give away money by investor Warren Buffett and other philanthropists, however critics of his foundation say Mr Gates uses its charitable status to avoid taxand that it has undue influence over the global health system.
他说，自己受到投资者沃伦·巴菲特和其他慈善家的榜样影响而开始捐赠资金，不过也有批评者指出，盖茨利用基金会的慈善身份来避税，并对全球卫生系统施加了不当影响。
In his blog post, he outlined three main goals for his foundation: eliminating preventable diseases which kill mothers and children; eliminating infectious diseases including malariaand measles; and eliminating poverty for hundreds of millions of people.
在博客中，盖茨列出了他对基金会的三大核心目标：消除导致母婴死亡的可预防疾病；消除包括疟疾和麻疹在内的传染病；以及帮助数亿人摆脱贫困。
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比尔盖茨的子女们
将继承多少财富
Bill Gates wasmarried to Melinda French Gates for 27 years, and the duo got divorced in May 2021-- a news that shocked the world. Bill Gates has three children with his ex-wife Melinda French Gates, namely-- Jennifer Gates Nassar, Rory Gates, and Phoebe Gates.
比尔·盖茨与梅琳达·弗伦奇·盖茨结婚27年，于2021年5月宣布离婚，这一消息震惊了全球。比尔·盖茨和前妻梅琳达育有三个孩子，分别是詹妮弗·盖茨·纳萨尔、罗里·盖茨和菲比·盖茨。
Over the years, Bill Gates has been quite vocal about his children not inheriting much of his wealth-- and his reason will surprise you. Recently, he also spoke about this to Raj Shamani in an interview.
多年来，比尔·盖茨一直坦言，他的大部分财富都不会由子女继承——而他背后的理由可能会让你感到意外。最近，他在接受拉杰・沙马尼采访时再次谈到这个话题。
Gates said, "Well, I think everybody gets to decide on that. In my case, my kids got a great upbringing, education, but less than 1% of the total wealth because I decided it wouldn’t be a favour to them. It’s not a dynasty. I’m not asking them to run Microsoft.
盖茨表示：“我认为每个人都有权对此做出自己的决定。就我而言，我的孩子们得到了良好的成长和教育，但只会继承我不到1%的财富。因为我认为给他们太多财富对他们没有好处。微软不是家族企业，我也没打算让他们来运营微软。”
I want to give them a chance to have their own earnings and success, be significant and not overshadowed by the incredible luck and good fortune I had."
他说：“我希望给他们机会去创造属于自己的收入和成功，而不是活在我曾拥有的好运和财富之下。”
本期重点词汇
foundation/ faʊnˈdeɪʃ(ə)n / n.基础，基金会
billionaire / ˌbɪljəˈneə(r) / n.亿万富豪 avoid tax 避税malaria / məˈleəriə / n. 疟疾
measles/ ˈmiːz(ə)lz / n.麻疹
upbringing/ ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ / n.教养
来源：沪江英语
