发表自话题:盖茨夫妇离婚
比尔·盖茨和梅琳达·盖茨夫妇宣布结束他们之间将近30年的婚姻
翻译:涂博士
身价亿万的微软联合创始人比尔·盖茨(Bill Gates)和他的妻子梅琳达(Melinda)在周一宣布分居,结束他们之间长达27年的婚姻。他们当初结婚之后共同建立了一个具有全球性影响力的从事慈善事业和人道主义援助的帝国。
盖茨(Bill Gates)是世界上最富有的人之一。他在推特上说,他和他的妻子仍然致力于慈善家的“使命”,但是“我们不再相信我们可以在下一个人生阶段继续作为一对夫妇一起成长”。
以他们两个人名字命名的这家的慈善组织拥有近500亿美元的捐赠基金,根据其最新的年度报告,2019年基金会为各个慈善项目总共捐赠了约60亿美元。自成立以来,该基金会已支付了近550亿美元的赠款。
在对抗新冠病毒的斗争中,盖茨(Bill Gates)这位科技巨人逐渐成了有巨大影响力的意见领袖,他还经常对那些影响环境和公共卫生的问题发表自己的意见。盖茨(Bill Gates)目前在《福布斯》富豪榜上排名第四,截至周一为止,估计他的净资产超过1300亿美元。
梅琳达·盖茨(Melinda Gates)毕业于杜克大学(Duke University),她在微软公司上市之后入职微软,曾担任部门总经理。
盖茨夫妇家产是世界上最大的家族财产之一,他们的离婚让很多人关注他们将会如何分割这笔巨大的财产,不过亚马逊(Amazon)创始人杰夫·贝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)的离婚案为盖茨夫妇的离婚财产分割提供了一个可供借鉴的测试案例。
贝佐斯(Bezos)与前妻麦肯齐·斯科特(Mackenzie Scott)的离婚使后者立即成为了世界上最富有的女性之一。不过自那以后,由于亚马逊的股价狂涨,贝索斯又重新回到了亿万富榜单的榜首。
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announce - v. 宣布
split - n. 分开,分居
together - 在一起
billionaire - n. 亿万富豪
marriage - n. 婚姻
philanthropic - adj. 慈善的
commit - v. 做出...事,犯罪,承诺
philanthropist - n. 慈善家
couple - n. 夫妇
titan - n. 巨人
impact - v. 影响
wealthy - adj. 有钱的,富有的
weigh - v. 有…重,称重量,认真考虑,权衡,斟酌
weigh in - 介入,发表见解
recruit - v. 招聘
divorce - n. 离婚
ex-wife - n. 前妻
instantly - adv. 立即地
league - n. 联合会,联赛,级别,水平,联盟
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Bill, Melinda Gates announce split after nearly 30 years together
Javier E. David
Editor focused on markets and the economy
Yahoo Finance
Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, will separate after 27 years together, the billionaire announced on Monday, ending a marriage that launched an influential globe-spanning philanthropic and humanitarian empire.
Via Twitter, Gates — one of the world's wealthiest men — said that he and his wife remain committed to their "mission" as philanthropists, but "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives."
The philanthropic organization that bears both their names has an endowment of nearly $50 billion, and in 2019 doled out around $6 billion to various causes, according to its most recent annual report. Since its inception, the foundation has paid out almost $55 billion in grants.
The tech titan, who emerged as a leading voice in the fight against COVID-19 and fre weighs in on matters impacting the environment and public health, currently sits at number four on Forbes' list of the wealthiest people, with an estimated net worth of over $130 billion as of Monday.
Melinda Gates, a graduate of Duke University, worked as a general manager at Microsoft — having been recruited just after the company went public.
The Gates' divorce raises about how one of the world's largest fortunes will be divided, but Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos provides a useful test case of how the fruits of the Gates' union will be divided.
Bezos' split from ex-wife Mackenzie Scott resulted in the latter instantly becoming the one of the wealthiest women in the world. Since then, Amazon's surging stock has landed Bezos right back on top the billionaire's league tables.