From WEALTH AND PHILANTHROPY 摘自《经济学人》 2006.2. Feb 23rd 2006
Giving away money has never been so fashionable among the rich and famous. （1）Bill Gates, today's pre-eminent philanthropist, has already handed over an unprecedented1 $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, mostly to tackle the health problems of the world's poor. （2）Its generosity2 has earned the couple Time magazine's nomination3 as 2005's people of the year, along with Bono, an activist4 rock star.
new words
pre-eminentadj.卓越的, 出色的
philanthropist n. 博爱的人,博爱主义者,慈善家
比尔盖茨，当今最著名的慈善家，已经向比尔及梅琳达-盖茨基金会捐助了310亿USD，这笔钱大多数用于帮助解决全球没钱人的健康问题。 他们的慷慨使这对夫妻与社会活动家摇滚明星波诺一同被《年代》周刊提名为2005年度人物。
