您能想像自己成为世界上最富有的钱，然后再将所赚来的钱送出去吗？那就是安德鲁卡内基做的事。1901年，现年66岁且为世上首富的安德鲁卡内基自工作岗位上退休后，想要成为一位慈善家，一位因好的理想而捐赠金钱的人。他深信「财富的福音」，其意指富人在道德上有义务将他们的钱回馈到社会上。

1901年前，卡内基曾有过几次慈善捐款，但自1901年后，把钱送出去成为他的新工作。1902年时，他成立了卡内基协会，宗旨在于资助科学研究计画，并以捐款一千万创立一个专为老师而设的退休金基金。您知道卡内基还会资助那些项目吗？


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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