您能想像自己成為世界上最富有的錢，然後再將所賺來的錢送出去嗎？那就是安德魯卡內基做的事。1901年，現年66歲且為世上首富的安德魯卡內基自工作崗位上退休後，想要成為一位慈善家，一位因好的理想而捐贈金錢的人。他深信「財富的福音」，其意指富人在道德上有義務將他們的錢回饋到社會上。

1901年前，卡內基曾有過幾次慈善捐款，但自1901年後，把錢送出去成為他的新工作。1902年時，他成立了卡內基協會，宗旨在於資助科學研究計畫，並以捐款一千萬創立一個專為老師而設的退休金基金。您知道卡內基還會資助那些項目嗎？


Can you imagine becoming the richest person in the world and then giving your money away? That's exactly what Andrew Carnegie did. After retiring in 1901 at the age of 66 as the world's richest man, Andrew Carnegie wanted to become a philanthropist, a person who gives money to good causes. He believed in the "Gospel of Wealth," which meant that wealthy people were morally obligated to give their money back to others in society.

Carnegie had made some charitable donations before 1901, but after that time, giving his money away became his new occupation. In 1902 he founded the Carnegie Institution to fund scientific research and established a pension fund for teachers with a $10 million donation. Do you know of any other causes that Carnegie funded?

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