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Bill Gates Sr., Who Guided Billionaire Son's Philanthropy, Dies at 94.

Bill Gates Sr., a lawyer and the father of Microsoft's co-founder, who stepped in when appeals for charity began to overwhelm his billionaire son and started what became the world's largest philanthropy, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, died on Monday at his beach home on Hood Canal, in the Seattle area. He was 94.

语言点

名字后缀 Sr.（全称是 Senior）: 高级的

· Junior(Jr.) : 初级的

philanthropy n. 慈善（活动、事业等）

· 词根: phil- 本来就是love

· philosophy n. 哲学

step in: 介入

(become involved in a difficult situation or argument in order to help find a solution)

· If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.

如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。

appeal for: 对……的呼吁

· The government is appealing for aid to help 10 million affected people.

政府正呼吁援助帮助1000万名灾民。

overwhelm: 本节可理解为“应接不暇”（= too much）

· We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.

申请多得让我们应接不暇。

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