金融時報:扎克伯格將捐出99%Facebook股份

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扎克伯格將捐出99%Facebook股份

今年七月，扎克伯格在自己的Facebook 頁面上宣布妻子 Priscilla Chan 懷孕。如今這位互聯(lián)網(wǎng)“大佬”如此大方地分享了自己家庭的喜悅。

測試中可能遇到的詞匯和知識：

pledge保證

initiative倡議

foreseeable可預見的

empower授權(quán)

entrepreneurship創(chuàng)業(yè)

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pledges $45bn giveaway （522words）

By Hannah Kuchler

Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to give away 99 per cent of his Facebook shares — worth about $45bn — during his lifetime, as he announced the birth of his first child.

The Facebook founder and president said he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were happy to welcome a daughter called Max, born early last week, into the world. “We are committed to doing our small part to help create this world we hope she grows up in,” he wrote in a post on the social network.

He launched the Chan Zuckerberg initiative, a limited liability company controlled by the couple, with a stated mission to advance human potential and promote equality.

Shares in Facebook were flat in after-hours trading. Mr Zuckerberg controls about 53 per cent of the voting rights of Facebook, through his holding of 419m Class B shares, which carry 10 votes each, and about 4m Class A shares.

He plans to sell or gift no more than $1bn of Facebook stock a year for the next three years and intends to retain his majority voting position for the foreseeable future, Facebook said in a filing.

Mr Zuckerberg had previously pledged to give away half his fortune, as part of an initiative called The Giving Pledge spearheaded by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates. He has already made gifts totalling $1.6bn to causes such as education, healthcare and the environment.

“We must make long-term investments over 25, 50 or even 100 years. The greatest challenges require very long-time horizons and cannot be solved by short-term thinking,” he said on Facebook.

Some 99 per cent of the couple's Facebook shares will be contributed to the organisation and will be used to fund non-profits, make private investments and participate in policy debates. Any profits from investments in companies will be used to fund additional work to advance the mission.

Mr Zuckerberg will continue to control the shares. Facebook said Mr Zuckerberg is committed to the company and its vision and will “continue in his role as chairman and chief executive for many, many years”.

“They have been very fortunate in their work and do not want to wait until later in life to give back,” a spokesperson said.

The Giving Pledge has been signed by Bill and Melinda Gates, the investor Warren Buffett, former New York mayor and media company owner Michael Bloomberg and technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, among many others.

Mr Zuckerberg and his wife wrote a letter to their daughter describing their vision for the future of the globe. He said the world was not directing resources at the “biggest opportunities and problems your generation will face”, giving the example of spending more on treating the sick than on preventive medicine or cures.

He hopes to focus on advancing human potential — through education, entrepreneurship and clean energy — and promoting equality — through eliminating poverty and hunger, providing basic healthcare and empowering women, minorities and immigrants.

Bill and Melinda Gates wrote that the couple were an inspiration. “We can be confident of this: Max and every child born today will grow up in a world that is better than the one we know now.”

請根據(jù)你所讀到的文章內(nèi)容，完成以下自測題目：

1.Why did Zuckerberg decide to give away 99 per cent of his shares?

A.as the anniversary present for his wife

B.displays of affection for his wife

C.celebrated the birth of his first child

D.express gratitude to employees

答案(1)

2.Who control the Chan Zuckerberg initiative?

A.the couple

B.Mark Zuckerberg

C.Priscilla Chan

D.the public