Warren Buffett Stops Giving Money to Gates Foundation
華倫·巴菲特停止向蓋茨基金會捐款
Introduction
Warren Buffett stopped giving money to the Gates Foundation. He is waiting for a report about Jeffrey Epstein.
華倫·巴菲特停止向蓋茨基金會捐款。他正在等待一份關於傑弗里·艾普斯坦的報告。
Main Body
Warren Buffett gave money to the foundation for 20 years. He gave almost 50 billion dollars. Now he stopped. A law company is checking the foundation's links to Jeffrey Epstein.
巴菲特向該基金會捐款已有 20 年，捐款金額近 500 億美元。現在他停止了。一家法律公司正在調查該基金會與傑弗里·艾普斯坦的聯繫。
Buffett and Bill Gates are not talking now. Buffett does not want legal problems. He talks to the foundation leader, but he does not talk to Mr. Gates.
巴菲特與比爾·蓋茨目前沒有交談。巴菲特不想陷入法律問題。他與基金會負責人溝通，但不再與蓋茨先生交談。
Bill Gates says he made a big mistake. He says he knew Jeffrey Epstein. But he says he did not know Epstein was a criminal until 2018.
比爾·蓋茨表示他犯了一個大錯。他承認認識傑弗里·艾普斯坦，但他表示直到 2018 年才得知艾普斯坦是個罪犯。
Conclusion
Mr. Buffett will decide about the money later this year.
巴菲特將在今年晚些時候決定是否繼續捐款。
Vocabulary Learning
⏱️ Past vs. Now
Look at how the story changes from Old to New. This is how you tell a story in A2 English.
The Past (Finished) gave, stopped, made, knew The Present (Now) is waiting, are not talking, does not want
💡 Word Switch: 'Money' Actions
In this text, we see two ways to talk about money:
- Giving money Moving money to someone else.
- Decide about the money Thinking about what to do with it.
🚫 How to say 'NO' (Negatives)
Notice the pattern for things that are NOT happening:
- Does not want (One person)
- Are not talking (Two or more people)
- Did not know (In the past)