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安德鲁．卡内基 (Andrew
Carnegie) 捐钱盖图书馆
1901年3月12日
你有没有向别人招募过慈善捐款呢？做为世界上最有名的工业家之一，安德鲁．卡内基回馈大笔钱，给使他成为有钱人的国家：美国。这笔钱的数目很大。在1901年的3月12日，这位苏格兰移民捐给纽约市政府520万美金的经费来兴建65间图书馆分馆。卡内基还继续以自己的财力，在各地兴建更多的图书馆、学校，以及公共建设。这个慷慨的人到底是谁呢？
Do you practice charitable acts for others? Andrew Carnegie, one of the world's most famous industrialists, believed in giving back to the country that helped him become a wealthy man--the United States. He did it in a big way! On March 12, 1901, the Scottish immigrant offered the city of New York $5.2 million for the construction of 65 branch libraries. Carnegie went on to use his fortune to build more libraries, schools and public foundations. Who was this generous man?
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