
退出全球富豪榜
Dustin is looking at the news feed on social media. He shares it with his sister, Barbara.
達斯汀在看社群媒體上的新聞,他把內容分享給妹妹芭芭拉。
news feed=動態消息share sth with sb=分享某物給某人
Dustin: Hey, check this out.
達斯汀:嘿,妳看看這個。
check sth out=看一看
Barbara: Wow. Bill Gates is donating almost all of his fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
芭芭拉:哇,比爾·蓋茲幾乎要把所有財產捐給「比爾與美琳達·蓋茲基金會」。
donate(v.)捐款donation(n.)捐贈、捐款foundation(n.)基金會
Dustin: Yeah. He said he wants to give back to society in ways that can make the world a better place.
達斯汀:對啊,他說他要回饋社會,以此改善這個世界。
give back to sth or sb=回饋~
Barbara: How much money is he giving away this time? He’s the fourth richest man in the world. That must be a huge amount of money.
芭芭拉:他這次捐出多少?他是全球排名第四的富豪,捐出的款項肯定不少。
the fourth richest=第四富有的amount(n.)數量
Dustin: Believe it or not, twenty billion US dollars! After giving away the money, he will no longer be one of the world’s richest people anymore.
達斯汀:信不信由妳,200億美元呢!捐出去之後,他就不再是全球富豪之一了。
believe it or not=信不信由你no longer=再也不是
Barbara: I don’t think he really cares about being among the richest in the world.
芭芭拉:我不認為他在乎自己是不是世上最有錢的人。
care(v.)在乎among(prep.)在~之中
Dustin: He has also called on other billionaires to step up.
達斯汀:他還呼籲其他富豪一起作出行動。
call on sb=號召、動員step up=採取行動、挺身而出
Barbara: Yes, I wonder if they will follow his example.
芭芭拉:對啊,我好奇他們會不會效仿他。
wonder(v.)想知道example(n.)範例、榜樣
Dustin: Maybe. Let’s hope so.
達斯汀:也許會吧,希望如此。
hope so=希望如此