At a news conference in Riyadh on Wednesday, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced his plan to give away his entire fortune in the coming years. "With this pledge, I am honoring my life-long commitment to what matters most — helping to build a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world for generations to come,” Alwaleed told reporters.

　　周三，在利雅得举行的新闻发布会上，沙特王子阿尔瓦利德·本·塔拉勒宣布将在未来数年里捐赠所有财产。他对记者表示：“我将通过这一誓言兑现自己一生最重要的承诺——为后代建设一个更加和平、公正、可持续的世界。”

　　We're not talking about a small amount of change here. Alwaleed is thought to be the 20th-richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg, with a fortune of $30.5 billion. In fact, the Saudi prince has pledged to give away more than that — $32 billion (what accounts for the discrepancy is unclear) — though no time frame was set.

　　我们谈论的可不是什么小数目。据彭博社消息，阿尔瓦利德被认为是全世界第20富有的人，他的财产有305亿美元。事实上，虽然并未设定具体时间，但这位沙特王子已经承诺捐出比这还大的数目——320亿美元(财产数额不同的原因并不清楚)。

　　Alwaleed, a member of the Saudi royal family and nephew to late King Abdullah, has gained an international reputation for his business ventures and unusually open public comments. He founded Kingdom Holding, a Riyadh-based investment holding company, in 1980. It became well known in the United States for investments in technology companies such as Twitter and Apple. He has also made personal investments in Islamic study centers around the world, including one at Georgetown University.

　　作为沙特皇室的一员，阿尔瓦利德是前国王阿卜杜拉的侄子。他因商业投机和特立独行的公开评论而闻名于世。1980年，阿尔瓦利德创建了总部位于利雅得的投资控股公司王国控股。这家公司因为投资推特、苹果等科技企业在美国广为人知。他还资助世界各地的伊斯兰教研究中心，其中一所位于乔治敦大学。

　　Educated in California, Alwaleed is U.S.-influenced in his business thinking — he was involved in a feud with Forbes magazine because he felt it underestimated his wealth. His decision to give away his fortune is inspired by a similar pledge by American billionaire Bill Gates. His charity group, Alwaleed Philanthropies, has worked with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carter Center, founded by former president Jimmy Carter.

　　阿尔瓦利德在加利福利亚接受教育，他的商业思维受到美国的影响。由于认为自己的财富被《福布斯》杂志低估，他与该杂志失和。阿尔瓦利德受到美国亿万富翁比尔·盖茨的类似誓言的启发，决定捐赠自己的财产。他的慈善机构“阿尔瓦利德博慈善基金会”的合作对象包括比尔和梅琳达·盖茨基金会以及前总统吉米·卡特创办的卡特中心。

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