辛普森一家作者罹患癌症 捐贈大筆財富
The producer of The Simpsons has decided to give his vast fortune away before he dies from colon cancer.
美國超人氣動畫《辛普森一家》的聯合制作人Sam Simon在被確診結腸癌之後，決定捐出自己的大筆財富用於慈善事業。Sam Simon, 58, is spending his final months funding projects that feed homeless people and save animals from being killed in animal shelters.
現年58歲的Sam Simon在他生命的最後時光裏選擇了建立項目，幫助流浪者和建造動物避難所。'The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending. Everyone in my family is taken care of. And I enjoy this,' Simon explained.
他解釋說：“實際上我自己的錢已經足夠花了。我的家人都能得到很好地照料，所以我很高興能做這些項目。”
Simon created the hit cartoon alongside Matt Groening in 1991 technically retired from The Simpsons in 1993 but still receives tens of millions in royalties every season.
Simon和Matt Groening一起在1991創造了大紅大紫的《辛普森一家》一片。他1993年推出劇組，但每一季播出都能收到數百萬美金的版稅。Now after being diagnosed with colon cancer that had spread to his liver and kidneys, Simon has met with financial planners to fund his foundation well after he dies.
現在他被確診患有結腸癌，並且癌細胞已經侵入腎臟和肝臟，Simon於是和理財師一起策劃了他生後的基金如何使用。He told The Hollywood Reporter that while chemotherapy used to make him feel better, those days are becoming more and more infrequent so now he wants to see the good use his money can do. 'I get pleasure from it. I love it. I don't feel like it is an obligation.'
他告訴記者，雖然化療讓他感覺好了許多，但他感覺身體健康的日子一天比一天少，所以他想好好使用自己的財富。“我覺得這些項目很好，我很喜歡。我不覺得那是什麼義務。”Simon has set up a food bank in Los Angeles that serves only cruelty-free vegan food, and turned his Malibu mansion into dog rescue where animals who are about to be put down by local shelters are taken, cared for, and then trained to be companions for the deaf.
Simon在洛杉磯設立一個“食物銀行”，只嚴格出售純素食食品。他同時將自己在加州馬里布的豪華別墅改爲狗狗救助中心。救助那些可能被本地動物庇護所人道處理的狗狗們。這個救助中心會照顧這些狗狗，並把它們訓練成導盲犬。He said that the reason he enjoys giving to animals, and charities that work with dogs in particular, is because he is able to see the results quickly.
他說他之所以喜歡幫助動物們，是因爲跟狗狗相關的慈善事業能很快讓他看到結果。
