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Now one dictionary definition of philanthropy is the desire to promote the welfare of others especially by giving generously to good causes. And today the Coutts "Million Dollar Donors Report" has been published and it lists the biggest philanthropists among the world's dollar millionaires.

The UK doesn't do badly on the global list, 1.36 billion dollars was given away by British millionaires in 2013 compared to 1.01 billion in Russia. But the US gives the most with a total of 16.92 billion dollars.

We did a small survey in a coffee shop in central London and asked people there if they suddenly became billionaires, would they give their money away or keep it.

I'd keep enough to myself, but I will definitely give a lot away. I would just set up a bakery perhaps. And I would give money to people to do things I know they definitely wanted to do.

Family and then obviously some to myself.

And I start considering giving away to other people.

A selection of views among people at a London coffee shop.

Marcelle Speller is a British multi-millionaire and philanthropist. And she is also the founder and chief executive of Localgiving.com which supports small charities here in the UK. She plans to give away almost all of her money during her lifetime. My colleague Dan Damon asked her--Why does she want to do this? Is it out of guilt? Or is she just a naturally generous person?

It's not guilt. It's a way of building a legacy. But it's also the most joyous thing you can do. It is just so satisfying to see the effect of what you can do. I made my money quite late in life when you know what you want in life. And in my case it wasn't a Lamborghini.

Once people know that you are in that giving mood and you have some money, they will undoubtedly come to you and a lot of them will have ulterior motives or the wrong motives. So how do you make sure that you are giving in a way that will be effective?

Well, because I'm working full-time at Localgiving.com, I can say "Look, I love what you are doing. I'm sure it's wonderful. But everything I'm doing now is focused on Localgiving. It's gonna have all my money eventually. I have limited amount of money. But that's what I'm going to be doing and I want to focus on that."

And tell us about some of the projects that you have supported.

Some pretty difficult things like women who've been trafficked. What inspires me is the number of people out there in our communities who see that there is a problem and do something about it. I mean the classic one is the street angels who gave out into our city centers on one Saturday night. And they'd given away thousands of flip-flops to stop girls who've got frankly drunk, you know when the ……

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词汇解析

overseas

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

adj.海外的

adv.在海外

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

Over the years, hundreds of overseas students have studied at that university.

几年来，几百个留学生在那所大学学习过。

用作副词 (adv.)

He qualified in London as a teacher of English overseas.

他在伦敦取得了海外英语教师的资格。

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journal

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.日志；日记；期刊

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.

他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。

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debate

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.辩论；讨论

vt.争论；思考

vi.辩论

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

We had a long debate as to whether we should spend so much money on space technology.

至于我们要否花那么多钱在太空技术上,我们辩论了很久。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

He debated buying a new car, but didn't in the end.

他思量很久是否买辆新汽车,但最后还是没买。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

This is a question that they have often debated.

这是个他们常讨论的问题。

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policy

难度：5星基本词汇，属常用1000词

英汉解释

n.政策；方针

n.保险单

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

This latest incident may be the lever needed to change government policy.

最近的事件或许可以作为迫使政府改变政策所需的手段。

It's the company's policy to sacrifice short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth.

为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。

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distress

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.不幸；危难；苦恼；痛苦

vt.使苦恼；使痛苦

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

I pray that you will have pity on my distress.

我请求你可怜可怜我的不幸遭遇。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

Don't distress yourself about it.

别为那件事苦恼了。

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disorder

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.混乱；杂乱；不适；失调；疾病

vt.扰乱

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The meeting terminated in disorder.

会议在混乱中结束。

Pneumothorax is the most common presentation of this disorder.

气胸是此类疾病最常见的症状。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

A series of accidents disordered the shop.

一连串的意外事件把店里弄得乱七八糟。

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horrible

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

adj.可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；令人讨厌的

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

His heart sickened at the thought of that horrible scene.

他一想到那种可怕的情景就感到恶心。

Will you stop making that horrible noise!

你别再弄出那种讨厌的响声来行不行。

 

 

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