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More than three dozen billionaires, including well-known philanthropist(慈善家)David Rockefeller, have promised at least half of th
More than three dozen billionaires, including well-known philanthropist(慈善家)David Rockefeller, have promised at least half of th
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More than three dozen billionaires, including well-known philanthropist(慈善家)David Rockefeller, have promised at least half of their fortunes to charity, joining a programme that Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett started in June to encourage other wealthy people to give.
The pledge is currently worth about $ 150 billion, but the programme predicts it will eventually be worth $ 600 billion.
"During even the Depression’s worst years, my parents gave money—about 8% of their annual income of $2 200," said Lorry Lokey, one of the donors, on the website of the programme, the Giving Pledge, "I remember saying to my mother that we can’t afford that. But she said we have to share with others."
The pledge has been a matter of some debate in philanthropic and non-profit circles, with some experts dismissing it as mere publicity and others predicting that it would produce a flood of new money to support non-profit groups.
Buffett said the real value of the pledge was found in the example it set and in the sentiments(情感)expressed in the letters posted on the website.
Buffett and Gates will hold several dinners later this year to recruit more billionaires, and members of the Giving Pledge will meet annually to discuss their philanthropy.
The pair are due to meet some wealthiest people in China next month and India in March.
"We hope this catches fire in some other countries," Buffett said, "If they want to take what we think is a good idea and run with it, we will be cheering."
Buffett said the number of people who had agreed to sign on was at the high end of his expectations. He said some people who declined to sign the pledge were planning to give away most of their wealth but did not want to draw attention to those plans.
Energy tycoon(大亨)Pickens, who is worth about $1 billion, said in his Giving Pledge letter-. "I’ve long stated that I enjoy making money, and I enjoy giving it away. I’m not a big fan of inherited wealth. It generally does more harm than good."
Why are Buffett and Gates going to meet some wealthiest people in China and India?
选项
A、To share their experience with the newly rich there.
B、To publicise their generosity in helping the needy.
C、To persuade the wealthy people there to join their ranks.
D、To help the billionaires there see the true value of money.
答案
C
解析
细节辨认题。第七段帮助我们定位,但是没有给出答案信息,故需要继续阅读第八段。第八段中,巴菲特指出,如果他们可以接受我们所认为的好的想法,并且加入我们的行列,我们将会欢呼起来。由此可知,他们此行的目的是“说服那里的富豪加入他们的行列”,选项C)中join their ranks是对文中run with it的同义转述,文中的it指代what we think is a good idea,也就是指捐款的想法,故答案为C)。
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