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分享思想的精彩! John Davison Rockefeller I (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American oil magnate. magnate /`m?g,ne?t / 富豪，权贵，巨头 Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. revolutionize /,rev?`lu:??,na?z / 使彻底改变 petroleum /pi`tr?uli?m/ 石油，原油 philanthropy /f?`l?nθr?pi: / 慈善事业 In 1870, he founded the Standard Oil Company and aggressively ran it until he officially retired in 1897. aggressively /?`gres?vl?/ 有闯劲地，侵略地，激烈地 Standard Oil began as an Ohio partnership formed by John D. Rockefeller, his brother … partnership /`pɑ:tn??ip / 合伙企业，合伙人身份 As kerosene and gasoline grew in importance, Rockefellers wealth soared, and he became the worlds richest man and first American worth more than a billion dollars. kerosene /`ker?,si:n / 煤油，火油 gasoline /`ɡ?s?li:n/汽油 in importance 在重要性方面 Adjusting for inflation, he is often regarded as the richest person in history. adjust 调整 inflation通涨 be regarded as 被认为 in history 在历史上 Rockefeller spent the last 40 years of his life in retirement. in retirement 退休 His fortune was mainly used to create the modern systematic approach of targeted philanthropy with foundations that had a major effect on medicine, education, and scientific research. approach /?`pr?ut?/ 办法 systematic /,sist?`m?tik / 系统的 His fortune was mainly used to create the modern systematic approach of targeted philanthropy with foundations that had a major effect on medicine, education, and scientific research. targeted 定向的 philanthropy慈善事业 * * Rockefeller * *