中国亿万富翁人数首超美国！王健林再成首富

 　　Chinese billionaires outnumber those in the Unites States for the first time.

　　中国亿万富翁人数首度超过美国。

　　China now boasts 596 billionaires - 60 more than the U.S.- after a staggering 242 Chinese people became billionaires for the first time in just one year, according to a new survey. The Unites States continues to dominate the list of wealthiest people on the planet with Americans making up seven of the top ten. Not a single Chinese entry made it into the top ten.

　　中国引以为傲的是其596个亿万富翁，超出美国60人——据一新的调查称，一年之内，中国有242人首度跻身亿万富翁行列。世界最富富豪榜单美国依旧占主导地位，前十名中有七名美国人，前十之中没有一个是中国人。

　　The wealthiest man on the globe is Microsoft founder¹ Bill Gates. China's richest citizen is entertainment mogul Wang Jianlin, owner of AMC cinemas and founder of conglomerate² Wanda, has a net worth of $34.4billion - less than half than that of Gates.

　　世界首富是微软创始人比尔·盖茨。中国最富公民是娱乐界大亨王健林，美国AMC影院持有者兼万达企业集团创始人，资产净值344亿美元，不到盖茨资产一半。

　　中国亿万富翁人数首超美国！王健林再成首富

　　The fortunes of five richest U.S. citizens is also three times that of China's top five. But there is no denying that China's richest are catching³ up.

　　同样，美国首富前五名财富是中国首富前五三倍之多，但不可否认中国首富有后起直追之势。

　　China is now leading the world for numbers of billionaires in what they describe as a historical 'turning point.' However, for a country with 1.4billion people, its 596 billionaires make up just 0.00072 per cent of its overall population. In comparison, Americans have a far higher number of billionaires per capita, at 0.05 per cent of the overall population.

　　中国以其亿万富翁人数之多引领世界，即其所谓历史性“转折点”。然而，对于一个人口达14亿的国家，596名亿万富翁仅占总人口的0.00072%。相比之下，美国人均亿万富翁比远远高于中国，占总人口的0.05%。

　　Much of the boom was down to the rise of fortunes in information technology and manufacturing. Experts say the trend also represents more privatization of the Chinese economy.

　　财富的激增归因于信息技术和制造业的财富增长。专家说这一趋势亦代表更多中国经济私有化。

1 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。

2 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

3 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。