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考研英语时文赏读(144):贝佐斯蝉联富豪榜榜首

考研英语  时间: 2019-10-22 11:58:46  作者: 匿名 

  Forbes announces its list of 400 wealthiest Americans

  《福布斯》公布了美国400富豪榜

  Forbes on Wednesday released its annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, who have a combined net worth of a staggering $2.96 trillion, according to the outlet.

  《福布斯》于本周三公布了美国年度400富翁榜。据统计,上榜富豪的总资产净值达到了令人震惊的2.96万亿美元。

  Amazon's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos held onto the number one spot for a second consecutive year, with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates came in second on the list.

  亚马逊创始人兼首席执行官杰夫·贝佐斯连续第二年蝉联榜首,微软联合创始人比尔·盖茨位居第二。

  Bezos touts a net worth of $114 billion, a significant decrease from last year's $160 billion due to the terms of his high-profile divorce with wife MacKenzie Bezos.

  由于和前妻麦肯齐·贝佐斯高调离婚,贝佐斯今年的净资产为1140亿美元,与去年的1600亿美元相比大幅下降。

  She was awarded 25% of the couple's Amazon shares and made the list for the first time this year, clocking in at number 15, with a $36.1 billion fortune.

  离婚后的麦肯齐·贝佐斯获得了亚马逊25%的股份,她于今年首次上榜,以361亿美元的资产排在第15位。

  Gates touts a $106 billion fortune in the number two spot, having donated $35.8 billion to charity so far.

  盖茨以1060亿美元的资产排名第二位,迄今为止他已经向慈善机构捐出了358亿美元。

  Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — the world's biggest private charitable foundation, according to Forbes.

  据《福布斯》称,盖茨和他的妻子梅琳达·盖茨是世界上最大的私人慈善基金会(比尔和梅琳达·盖茨基金会)的主席。

  Investor Warren Buffett, Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison round out the top five wealthiest Americans.

  “股神”沃伦·巴菲特、Facebook首席执行官兼联合创始人马克·扎克伯格和甲骨文公司联合创始人拉里·埃里森跻身美国富豪榜前五名。

  The youngest person to make the list is 29-year-old Snap, Inc CEO Evan Spiegel, with the oldest being 96-year-old media magnate Sumner Redstone.

  最年轻的上榜者是29岁的Snap公司的首席执行官埃文·斯皮格尔,最年长的则是96岁的媒体大亨萨姆纳·雷斯通。

  Fifty-six women made the 2019 list — one less woman than listed in 2018.

  2019年美国400富翁榜上的女性为56位,比2018年少了一位。

  (全文共218个词)

  重难点词汇:

  staggering  adj. 惊人的,令人震惊的

  consecutive  adj. 连贯的;连续不断的

  magnate  n. 巨头;大资本家;大亨;富豪

 

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