Buffett stated that he "has read extensively about what transpired between Bill and Epstein since January 1st.
巴菲特表示,他「自1月1日起閱讀了大量關於比爾與愛潑斯坦之間發生的事情。
I have read his sworn testimony to Congress, as well as the content of the cross-examination."
我讀了他向國會作出的宣誓證詞,也讀了交叉質詢的內容。」
He pointed out that Gates ultimately ended his association with Epstein.
他指出,蓋茨最終終止了與愛潑斯坦的往來。
Buffett stated that Gates was not surprised by the decision he announced on Tuesday—a decision to donate all of his remaining $140 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to foundations associated with his family and his three children (Howard, Susie, and Peter).
巴菲特表示,蓋茨對他週二宣布的決定並不感到意外——該決定是將他剩餘的1400億美元伯克希爾·哈撒韋股票悉數捐贈給與其家庭及三名子女(霍華德、蘇西與彼得)相關的基金會。
Several weeks earlier, Gates had flown to Omaha for a meeting with Buffett that lasted several hours.
數週前,蓋茨曾飛抵奧馬哈,與巴菲特進行了長達數小時的會談。
Before the federal government began releasing Epstein investigation documents, revealing further details about the relationship between Gates and Epstein, the two had rarely communicated.
在聯邦政府開始公布愛潑斯坦調查文件,揭露蓋茨與愛潑斯坦之間更多細節之前,兩人已鮮少交流。
"His wisdom, generosity, and profound sense of purpose defined his life and philanthropic endeavors.
「他的智慧、慷慨以及深刻的使命感定義了他的人生與慈善事業。
Over the past two decades, his support of nearly $50 billion to the Gates Foundation was unprecedented, an act that saved millions of lives," Gates stated in a press release.
過去二十年間,他對蓋茨基金會近500億美元的支持可謂史無前例,此舉挽救了數百萬人的性命,」蓋茨在一份聲明中表示。
Buffett stated that he wishes the distribution of his Berkshire shares to be completed at a faster pace than previously instructed, specifically by the end of 2034.
巴菲特表示,他希望其持有的伯克希爾股票能按照比先前指示更快的速度完成分配,即在2034年底之前。
To achieve this goal, he must substantially increase his annual donation amount, bringing it to over 17 billion US dollars per year.
為達成此目標,他必須大幅提高每年的捐贈金額,使其達到每年超過170億美元。
Currently, he donates approximately $6 billion annually to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and the foundations operated by his children—the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and the NoVo Foundation.
目前,他每年向蘇珊·湯普森·巴菲特基金會及其子女運營的基金會(舍伍德基金會、霍華德·G·巴菲特基金會和諾沃基金會)捐贈約60億美元。
A filing submitted by Buffett to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday afternoon revealed that he had donated a total of 12 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock to these foundations the previous day.
巴菲特週三下午向美國證券交易委員會提交的文件顯示,他前一天已向這些基金會捐贈了總計1200萬股伯克希爾B類股票。
The majority of these funds will be donated to a foundation named after his late wife, which is highly likely to quickly rank among the foremost organizations of its kind globally.
其中大部分款項將捐贈予以其已故妻子命名的基金會,該基金會極有可能迅速躋身全球同類組織之最。
Furthermore, around Thanksgiving each year, Buffett also makes additional donations to his family foundations.
此外,巴菲特每年感恩節前後亦會向其家族基金會提供額外捐贈。
He has stated that upon his death, a new foundation will be established to distribute his remaining shares, and his children must reach a consensus before they can decide on the recipients of the donations.
他曾表示,待他去世後,將設立一個新基金會來分配其剩餘持股,而其子女必須達成共識,方能決定捐贈對象。
He expects his children to make these decisions before he becomes senile or passes away, and his eldest daughter will be nearly eighty-one years old in eight years.
他期望子女能在他衰老或辭世前做出這些決策,而他的長女在八年後將年近八十一歲。
Buffett's accelerated donation plan—completing his wealth transfer within the next eight years rather than over the decade following his death—means that his successor at Berkshire Hathaway, Greg Abel, will not be able to rely on the Buffett family as the company's largest shareholder for as long as he had originally anticipated.
巴菲特加速捐贈計劃——即在未來八年內而非逝世後十年內完成財富捐贈——意味著其伯克希爾·哈撒韋的接班人格雷格·阿貝爾,將無法如他原先所預期的那樣,長期仰賴巴菲特家族作為公司最大股東的支撐。
Buffett currently holds 188,290 Class A shares, commanding nearly 30% of the voting rights.
巴菲特目前持有188,290股A類股票,掌控著近30%的投票權。
Nevertheless, Buffett did point out that Berkshire's substantial investment in Google's parent company—an investment whose value has grown significantly over the past year—was initiated by him, rather than chosen by Abel, even though Abel consented to it.
然而,巴菲特確實指出,伯克希爾對谷歌母公司的大額投資——該投資在過去一年中價值顯著增長——是由他發起,而非阿貝爾所選擇的,儘管阿貝爾對此投資表示同意。
Just last month, after having previously tripled its stake, Berkshire agreed to invest an additional $10 billion in Alphabet.
就在上個月,伯克希爾在先前將持股增加兩倍後,又同意向Alphabet追加投資100億美元。