Listening Real Life

A: How do you find success? Is it making a lot of money? Is it being happy? Is it being talented and doing what you love?
In today's program, we'll be hearing about a man who is probably one of themost successful business people in the world.
He's got it all, talent, wealth, determination, intelligence, and now he wants to give away most of his money. Joe Riff is here to tell us all about it.Joe, first of all, who is it?
B: It's Warren Buffett, the American Billionaire. In fact, he is currently rate as the third richest person in the world. He became a billionaire in 1962 when he wasjust thirty two years old. He started his own company then, Berkshire Hathaway. And by 1998, he was a billionaire.
A: But he is also well-known for his giving to charity, isn't he?
B: Oh, yes, Buffetis already well-known for his philanthropy, for giving to charity. In fact his family already ran small charities. He always said that when he dies, most of his money would go to charities. However,recently he announced that he was going to start giving his money to charities during his life time, starting now.
A: Why now?
B: Well, he decided that it was a waste of time to wait. His friends(Bill and Melinda Gates ) and he's been very impressed with the work they do for charity.
A: Right, so just how much of his money is he going to give away?
B: Originally, he said 85 percent, but finallyhe decided that he is going to give away 99 percent, more than 99 percent of his money would go to charities during his life time. He is going to give away 5 percent each year.
A: 99 percent? That'sincredible! And where is it going?
B: To five charities. But most of it is going to Bill and Melinda Gates' charity, The Gates Foundation.
A: Giving away billions is big news. But that's not whyBuffett is in the news of the moment, isn't it?
B: No, six weeks ago Buffet and Bill Gates announced something called The Six Hundred Billion Dollar Challenge.
A: The Six Hundred Billion Dollar...