福克斯新闻 特朗普在福布斯排名下降

The list is out of Forbes 400 Richest Americans and it shows that the commander in chief's wealth dropped by $600 million to $3.1 billion.

福布斯最有钱400位美国人榜单出名，榜单显示总司令的财富减少了6亿美元，总数为31亿美元。

As a result, President Trump's ranking is now at No. 248 on the list, after coming in at 156 last year. The magazine attributes his "decline in wealth to challenging New York real estate market, a costly¹ lawsuit² and an expensive presidential campaign."

因此，现在特朗普的排名是248，去年是156。该杂志认为他的财富减少是因为挑战了纽约房产市场，该法律案件的费用非常高，还有昂贵的总统竞选活动。

They say the rich get richer and it now takes a record $2 billion to make the cut on the Forbes list.

他们说，有钱人越来越有钱，而福布斯排行上的人也不例外，创纪录地增加了20亿美元。

For the 24th year, Microsoft founder³ Bill Gates topping the list with a net worth of around $89 billion, followed by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and coming in third, 'The Oracle⁴ of Omaha,' billionaire investor⁵ Warren Buffet⁶.

微软创始人比尔·盖茨连续第24年位于榜首，净资产大约890亿美元，其次是亚马逊创始人和CEO杰夫·贝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)，排在第三位的是“奥马哈先知”，亿万富豪投资人沃伦·巴菲特。

Hilarie Barsky, FOX News.

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1 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

2 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 oracle   

n.神谕，神谕处，预言

参考例句：

• In times of difficulty,she pray for an oracle to guide her.在困难的时候，她祈祷神谕来指引她。
• It is a kind of oracle that often foretells things most important.它是一种内生性神谕，常常能预言最重要的事情。

5 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

6 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？