weekly news: 穆凱什‧安巴尼取代蓋茨成世界首富

Ambani: The £31billion man who has overtaken Bill Gates in the rich list
　　
" G8 i* q/ b+ \# H  `1 F　　He is the new richest man in the world - and his latest home will leave no one in any doubt.
　　
+ d4 W3 ?7 h# ]7 v　　Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani yesterday jumped above Bill Gates andWarren Buffet, and their short-lived successor, Mexican Carlos SlimHelu, at the top of the rich tree as his personal fortune was put atnearly £31billion.
　　
+ j" L* |0 N- ]) n. i　　In keeping with his new-found status, itemerged that the 49-year-old plans to build possibly the mostoutrageous home in the world.
　　
( S: L  {" `6 d, n  N3 ?　　His mansion in Bombay will be60 storeys tall, but will only have 27 floors to allow for super-highceilings on the floors occupied by himself, wife Nita, and their threechildren.
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　　There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.
　　
1 A7 V" L; |) N2 [　　Mr Ambani runs Reliance Industries, India』s second-largest firm. Theoil, textiles and chemicals giant was founded by his father, Dhirubhai,who started work as a petrol pump attendant.
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+ `4 ^4 g/ A1 V/ t6 T7 b) y( d　　His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking.
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  N- b- s/ H* K0 V3 s　　Construction has already started on what will eventually be a 175mtower and planners are aiming to complete it by September next year.
　　
; P7 Q# |% V  V5 \+ w　　The building, already worth £500 million, could start a rush on skyscrapers.
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　　Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.
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9 {& H  u1 z5 R, s) C7 N' u" b　　He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.
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0 X3 c4 X, x3 j. V　　他是世界上最富有的人——他的最新豪宅會消除所有人的疑問。
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　　昨天，印度大亨穆凱什‧安巴尼以將近310億英鎊的個人資產超越了比爾‧蓋茨、沃倫‧巴菲特和代替他們沒多久的墨西哥人卡洛斯‧斯利姆‧埃盧，一躍成為世界首富。
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　　為了與這個新的身份相稱，據說這位49歲的首富打算建造世界上最豪華的官邸。
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9 _2 @* _% U- g% f. P' ?　　這個坐落在孟買的官邸將有60層樓高，但卻只有27層，層高超高，僅供他和妻子尼特以及三個孩子居住。
　　
; O, L  s% A! p  b( w, v　　這座豪華官邸將可容納600個僕人和工作人員居住。
　　
　　安巴尼目前經營印度第二大公司——信實工業。這個經營石油、紡織品和化學品的集團由他的父親迪魯拜一手創建，而他最開始工作的時候只是一個加油泵服務生。
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& M( d! h" K7 F/ \　　這座新官邸中還設有直升機降落場、健身俱樂部、空中花園和6層停車場。
　　
　　這棟高達175米的城堡已經動工，設計者計劃在明年9月之前完工。
　　
　　這個已經價值5億英鎊的建築可能會引發人們建造摩天大樓的熱潮。
　　
　　今年早些時候，安巴尼以201億美元的淨資產被評為印度首富。
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; \% s/ l4 ^4 Z; Y# @# U! I' {　　他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。
　　
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! D8 {) g3 W. B4 s! w+ X8 [　　詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」
　　Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』
　　
　　Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
　　
　　The Juno actress graces the cover of the US publication in anexquisite floor-sweeping backless turquoise gown for the November issuehonouring fantastic females.
　　
2 D* n4 |6 N0 H3 R. Z　　The 35-year-old star - who hasa 22-month old daughter, Violet, with husband Ben Affleck - has beenrecognised as a shining example of how to juggle a successful careerand a happy family life with style and elegance.
　　
5 g; d" H* r% e- L: H& _　　The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.
　　
4 W, ?4 }0 h( y" i+ o( `. F/ e　　Nobel-prize winning novelist Toni Morrison and golfer Lorena Ochoa areamong 12 other women who will also be celebrated at the glamorous event.
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　　Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin, 11, will be honoured at theceremony after being named as the first ever Girl of the Year.
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　　In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
　　
　　The Spice Girl, who also won Entrepreneur of the Year, attended theLondon event dressed in a corset and pair of frilly knickers.
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! I$ \* a3 R  A$ ~# v3 J8 o　　Somaly Mam - a "modern-day saint" who devoted her life to rescuinggirls from sex slavery - was named the US Glamour magazine』s Woman ofthe Year in 2006.
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3 \, f& l& b6 c　　詹妮佛‧加納最近當選為著名時尚雜誌《魅力》的「年度女性」。
　　
- p0 O2 @  f- w6 x　　這位天後級演員榮登美國時尚雜誌《魅力》11月號的封面，照片上的她身穿一襲露背曳地綠松色華美禮服。這期雜誌專門向不平凡的女性致敬。
　　
* \4 ?, M, r& v6 m3 S% X; i  h　　詹妮弗今年35歲，她的女兒維奧萊特22個月大。一直以來，她和丈夫本‧阿弗萊克被公認為是擁有成功事業與幸福家庭的完美典範。
　　
　　11月5日，在紐約林肯藝術中心將舉行盛大的頒獎禮。屆時，這位曾經的「雙面女間諜」將獲此殊榮。
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　　這次盛會還將向獲獎的其他12名女性頒獎，其中包括諾貝爾獎得主、長篇小說家托妮‧莫裡森和高爾夫球運動員羅瑞娜‧奧喬亞。
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　　年僅11歲、曾獲奧斯卡獎提名的童星艾碧姬‧布絲蓮將獲得有史以來第一次頒發的「年度女孩」殊榮。
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3 Z8 d8 q. d/ h; e$ P　　今年六月，維多利亞‧貝克漢姆被英國《魅力》雜誌評為年度女性。
　　
1 q- w4 S- a( p　　辣妹身穿束腹緊身衣和鑲褶邊燈籠褲出席在倫敦舉辦的頒獎禮，她同時獲得「年度企業家」稱號。
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　　柬埔寨人權女鬥士瑪姆有「現代聖人」之稱，她將畢生精力用於拯救淪為性奴力的女孩。她在2006年被美國《魅力》雜誌評為「年度女性」。