Giving away your fortune

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robber baron
Neil and Sophie talk about robber barons, industrialization in America, and what it takes to be a modern-day philanthropist.
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rabuś Baron (rycerz rozbójnik)
philanthropist
helping others, especially by giving large amounts of money to good causes
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filantrop/ dobroczyńca
pledged
pledged = made a serious promise
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zobowiązała / przyrzeczenie, obietnica
well off
well off = wealthy. He's extremely well-off.
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zamożnY
ruthless
ruthless = cruel
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bezwzględny
average Joe
average Joe = ordinary person
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Przeciętny
a tidy sum
a tidy sum = a large number
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ładna sumka
pledge
he pledged – or made a serious promise – to give away 99% of his shares in Facebook over the course of his lifetime.
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przyrzeczenie, obietnica
over the course
he pledged – or made a serious promise – to give away 99% of his shares in Facebook over the course of his lifetime.
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na przestrzeni
well off
But don't worry about Zuckerberg, it's probably fair to say that he will remain extremely well off – or wealthy – even after giving away his fortune.
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zamożny
robber baron
what're robber barons? They're business people who use unethical - or morally wrong - business tactics to gain large personal fortunes.
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rabuś Baron (rycerz rozbójnik)
railway
They built up huge empires in industry – oil, steel, railways, and cars – and were largely responsible for transforming the United States from an agricultural nation into an industrial one.
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kolej
fuzzy
That sounds too warm and fuzzy for a ruthless – or cruel - robber baron.
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niewyraźny
connotation
The very word philanthropy does not necessarily have 100% positive connotations for the public at large given where we are in terms of the public's attitude towards business or the banks and that kind of stuff.
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skojazenie
at large
The very word philanthropy does not necessarily have 100% positive connotations for the public at large given where we are in terms of the public's attitude towards business or the banks and that kind of stuff.
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na wolności / w całości, w ogólnym ujęciu
notion
So I think it's in everyone's interests to try and broaden out the concept of philanthropy into a wider notion of giving, making a contribution, making a difference.
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myśl, pomysł, pogląd
contribution
So I think it's in everyone's interests to try and broaden out the concept of philanthropy into a wider notion of giving, making a contribution, making a difference.
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składka / wkład / udział
notion
And that's what Professor Cunningham means when he says we should broaden out the notion – or idea – of philanthropy.
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myśl, pomysł, pogląd
pledge
I'm impressed by Toby's pledge but I don't think I could live like a student my whole life!
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przyrzeczenie, obietnica
tidy sum
That's a tidy sum – and that means a large number!
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ładna sumka

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