Warren Buffett donated on Friday another $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began giving away his fortune nearly two decades ago.

沃伦·巴菲特（Warren Buffett）于周五再次向比尔及梅琳达·盖茨基金会（Gates Foundation）和四家家族慈善机构捐赠了价值60亿美元的伯克希尔·哈撒韦（Berkshire Hathaway）公司股票， 这是他自近二十年前开始捐出财富以来规模最大的一次年度捐赠。



The donation of about 12.36 million Berkshire Class B shares boosted Buffett's overall giving to the charities to well over $60 billion.

此次捐赠约1236万股伯克希尔B类股票，使巴菲特向这些慈善机构的总捐赠额远超600亿美元。

He donated 9.43 million shares to the Gates Foundation; 943,384 shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; and 660,366 shares to each of three charities led respectively by his children Howard, Susie, and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation and NoVo Foundation.

他向盖茨基金会捐赠了943万股；向苏珊·汤普森·巴菲特基金会（Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation）捐赠了943384股； 向其子女霍华德（Howard）、苏茜（Susie）和彼得（Peter）分别领导的三个慈善机构各捐赠660366股，这三个机构分别是霍华德·G·巴菲特基金会（Howard G. Buffett Foundation）、舍伍德基金会（Sherwood Foundation）和诺沃基金会（NoVo Foundation）。

Warren Buffett still owns 13.8% of Berkshire's stock, based on reported shares outstanding.

根据已披露的流通股数据，沃伦·巴菲特仍持有伯克希尔13.8%的股票。

His $152 billion net worth prior to Friday's donations made him the world's fifth-richest person, according to Forbes magazine.

据《福布斯》杂志报道，在周五捐赠前，巴菲特1520亿美元的净资产使他成为全球第五大富豪。

Buffett would rank sixth after the donations, which surpassed the $5.3 billion he donated last June. He donated another $1.14 billion to the family charities last November.

此次捐赠超过了他去年6月捐赠的53亿美元，捐赠后巴菲特排名将降至第六。 去年11月，他还向家族慈善机构捐赠了11.4亿美元。

In a statement, Buffett maintained he does not intend to sell any Berkshire shares.

巴菲特在一份声明中表示，他无意出售任何伯克希尔的股票。

Now 94, Buffett began giving away his fortune in 2006.

现年94岁的巴菲特于2006年开始捐出财富。

He changed his will last year, designating 99.5% of his remaining fortune after his death to a charitable trust overseen by his children.

去年，他修改了遗嘱，指定死后剩余99.5%的财富将交由子女监督的慈善信托基金。

They will have about a decade to distribute the money, and must decide where it goes unanimously. Susie Buffett is 71, Howard Buffett is 70, and Peter Buffett is 67. Warren Buffett has led Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire since 1965.

子女们将有大约十年时间来分配这笔资金，且必须一致决定资金的去向。 苏茜·巴菲特71岁，霍华德·巴菲特70岁，彼得·巴菲特67岁。 自1965年以来，沃伦·巴菲特一直领导着总部位于内布拉斯加州奥马哈市的伯克希尔公司。

The $1.05 trillion conglomerate owns close to 200 businesses including Geico car insurance and the BNSF railroad, and dozens of stocks including Apple and American Express.

这家市值1.05万亿美元的企业集团拥有近200家企业，包括盖可（Geico）汽车保险公司和伯灵顿北方圣太菲铁路运输公司（BNSF）， 以及苹果（Apple）和美国运通（American Express）等数十只股票。

Susie Buffett leads the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which funds reproductive health and is named for her mother, who was Warren Buffett's first wife.

苏茜·巴菲特领导着苏珊·汤普森·巴菲特基金会，该基金会资助生殖健康项目，并以沃伦·巴菲特的第一任妻子、苏茜的母亲的名字命名。

The Sherwood Foundation supports Nebraska nonprofits and early childhood education. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on global hunger, combating human trafficking and mitigating conflicts. The NoVo Foundation has initiatives focused on marginalized girls and women, and on indigenous communities.

舍伍德基金会支持内布拉斯加州的非营利组织和早期儿童教育。 霍华德·G 巴菲特基金会专注于全球饥饿、打击人口贩运和缓解冲突。巴菲特基金会专注于解决全球饥饿问题、打击人口贩卖和缓解冲突。 诺沃基金会则开展了多项针对边缘化女孩和妇女以及原住民社区的倡议。

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