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The Billionaire Who Gave Away All His Money – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

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1.When Forbes magazine released its list  of the richest people in America in 1988, it ranked Chuck Feeney, 23rd,  declaring him to be worth $1.3 billion, wealthier than Rupert Murdoch,  David Rockefeller, and Donald Trump

2.What Forbes didn’t know was that  Chuck Feeney had quietly given away most of his wealth by then

3.This  is the story of the man who built a multi-billion-dollar empire and then  decided to quietly give it all away

4.Chuck Feeney was born in New Jersey  in 1931 during the Great Depression

5.Though his family wasn’t wealthy,  they were rich in kindness

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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR C2)

remaining

B1

To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

Example:

"Instead, he used his remaining  government scholarship to enroll"

billionaire

B2

Somebody whose wealth is greater than one billion (109) dollars, or other currency.

Example:

"author of a great book on Chuck Feeney called  The Billionaire Who Wasn’t describes, Bob said:"

describes

B1

To represent in words.

Example:

"author of a great book on Chuck Feeney called  The Billionaire Who Wasn’t describes, Bob said:"

colleague

B1

A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.

Example:

"for Japanese tourists, who traditionally brought  back gifts for colleagues and loved ones."

explained

B1

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

Example:

"As his close friend and colleague Bob Matousek  explained to author Conor O’Clery: “Who would"

reflected

B1

To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.

Example:

"He once reflected: “How much is rich? Beyond"

donations

B1

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

Example:

"He insisted that all donations remain anonymous,"

anonymous

B1

Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.

Example:

"He insisted that all donations remain anonymous,"

protestant

B1

A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or sometimes later).

Example:

"where Protestant Unionists sought  to remain part of the United Kingdom"

unionists

B1

An advocate or supporter of unionism

Example:

"where Protestant Unionists sought  to remain part of the United Kingdom"

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Intonation

Achte auf Tonhöhenänderungen, die wichtige Informationen betonen.

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CEFR-Niveau
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