Forty U.S. billionaires or their families pledged on Wednesday to give over half of their money to charity, according to a philanthropy drive organized by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and legendary investor Warren Buffett.

由美國微軟公司創(chuàng)始人比爾·蓋茨和投資家沃倫·巴菲特聯(lián)合發(fā)起的“捐贈承諾”行動4日宣布，已有40位億萬富翁或家庭承諾，將把自己的過半財產(chǎn)捐獻給慈善事業(yè)。

Apart from the Gates family and Buffett, those who pledged to donate include self-made billionaires such as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, pharmaceutical tycoon Patrick Soon-Shiong, Oracle founder Larry Ellison and Hollywood director George Lucas. The list also include David Rockefeller, who came from the storied Rockefeller family, and Barron Hilton, son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton.

根據(jù)“捐贈承諾”公布的名單，這40 位億萬富翁主要為白手起家的大亨。除了蓋茨夫婦及巴菲特外，還包括微軟創(chuàng)始人之一保羅·艾倫、甲骨文公司創(chuàng)始人拉里·埃利森、紐約市長邁克爾·布隆伯格、華裔生物制藥大亨陳頌雄夫婦、《星球大戰(zhàn)》系列電影導演喬治·盧卡斯等。此外，洛克菲勒家族族長戴維·洛克菲勒、希爾頓家族的巴倫·希爾頓等大家族繼承人和美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)創(chuàng)始人特德·特納也出現(xiàn)在名單之列。

The wealthy families all participated in "the Giving Pledge," a donation drive launched by Buffett and Gates six weeks ago. The idea is to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in the United States to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to the philanthropic causes and charitable organizations during their lifetime or after their death, according to the drive's website.A statement from the Giving Pledge website said "the pledge is a moral commitment to give, not a legal contract."

“捐贈承諾”行動于6月中旬開始。根據(jù)其網(wǎng)站提供的信息，這一行動主要邀請美國最富有的個人或家庭參與，參與者承諾捐出過半財產(chǎn)，用于慈善事業(yè)，捐贈可以在參與者生前完成，也可等到他們身后再實施。這一承諾并無法律效力，但卻是一個“道德承諾”。

Buffett, the founder of Berkshire Hathaway investment firm, said the drive has "just started, but already we've had a terrific response."

根據(jù)蓋茨與巴菲特推算，《福布斯》雜志所列美國前400名富豪名下財產(chǎn)合計大約1.2萬億美元，若能捐出一半，善款總額可望達到6000億美元。巴菲特說，盡管“捐贈承諾”行動才剛剛開始，但他們已收到很多回應。

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