不错，这个世界有了一个新的首富。

Yes, the world has a new richest man.


卡洛斯•斯利姆(Carlos Slim)击败比尔•盖茨(Bill Gates)，从全球富豪榜第三位跃升至榜首（不过两人之间只差了五亿美元──约为其财富的1%）。自1995年以来，盖茨一直是全球首富。

Carlos Slim has moved up from third place to topple Bill Gates for the 'richest' crown, which Mr. Gates had held since 1995 (though a mere $500 million sets them apart-about 1% of their wealth).


不过，最新《福布斯》富豪榜的真正新闻是全球超级富豪的财富普遍反弹。全球身价上十亿美元的富豪总财富飙升了50%，从2.4万亿美元增至 3.6万亿美元。

Yet the real news of the latest Forbes billionaires list is the broad-based rebound in wealth for the world's super rich. The combined wealth of the world's billionaires soared a staggering 50%, from $2.4 trillion to $3.6 trillion.


全球身价上十亿美元的富豪人数增加了20%以上，至1,011人。这是一大进步，只比2008年创纪录的1,125位差了一点。如果今年继续复苏的话，将有望在2010年和2011年再次打破财富纪录。

The number of the world's billionaires rose more than 20% to 1,011. That is a big improvement, and just shy of the record 1,125 billionaires in 2008. If the recovery continues this year, we could be breaking wealth records again in 2010 or 2011.


美国仍是身价上十亿美元的富豪人数最多的国家，占了总数的40%，远远高于其他国家。不过却较一年前少了45%。

America by far still has the largest number of billionaires, with 40% of the total. But that is down from 45% a year ago.


全球富豪如何变得更加富有了？都是股市帮了忙。

How did the world's rich get so much richer? Stock markets.


尽管股市反弹使百万富翁人数增多了，对身价上十亿美元的富豪的帮助则更大。美国股市反弹60%──涨幅甚至比一些海外市场还要大──直接就进入了富豪们的口袋，原因是他们在上市公司中有集中持仓。

While rebounding stocks helped the population of millionaires, stocks helped the billionaires even more. The 60% bounce back in U.S. stocks-and even more in some overseas markets-went straight into the pockets of the billionaires because of their concentrated positions in publicly traded companies.


斯利姆的财富增长了185亿美元，主要得益于拉美最大的手机公司America Movil股价涨了35%。在微软(Microsoft)股价涨幅50%的推动下，盖茨的财富增长了130亿美元。

Mr. Slim's fortune rose by $18.5 billion, largely reflecting the 35% rise in America Movil, Latin America's biggest mobile phone company. Mr. Gates' fortune is up $13 billion because of the 50% rise in Microsoft shares.


总而言之，股市把拿走的又返还了──至少对富豪们是如此。

In short, what the stock market had taken hath, the stock market given back-at least to the billionaires.


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