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
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8 M3 c5 d$ X4 [; v7 E3 P　　He is the new richest man in the world - and his latest home will leave no one in any doubt.
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　　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.
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　　In keeping with his new-found status, itemerged that the 49-year-old plans to build possibly the mostoutrageous home in the world.
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4 z4 p4 e2 `2 Z　　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.
　　
4 U' |$ {) e7 w& @+ b　　There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.
　　
+ `' Q1 S" m% Y6 q　　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.
　　
　　His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking.
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　　Construction has already started on what will eventually be a 175mtower and planners are aiming to complete it by September next year.
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  `! `- F% x" e2 f/ F( w　　The building, already worth £500 million, could start a rush on skyscrapers.
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0 w( B0 w9 ]4 O# ]) l! t　　Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.
　　
! F8 ~3 \2 `! t+ E& ?6 U: E　　He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.
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7 x# P1 [& g2 \7 U$ M　　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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* m8 x4 S8 S1 L6 E: f　　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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: c, m; ?* L4 a- U$ o* W　　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。
　　
- D$ @! y+ `8 Z/ [1 @: X  U# [　　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。
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　　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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( w. p5 E$ i* a6 n- d0 a( r( h　　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。
　　
; B0 W3 ^9 {. X' q7 P# y, J　　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。
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　　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。
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/ E3 e2 I$ X* H) M! ]  u% v　　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。
　　
　　他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。
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' p$ U( l  C% ?, q　　詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」
　　Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』
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' `& b0 E) P4 [8 I　　Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
　　
% X1 f# u* [) ]! [* W　　The Juno actress graces the cover of the US publication in anexquisite floor-sweeping backless turquoise gown for the November issuehonouring fantastic females.
　　
$ P5 t5 ^7 K9 {　　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.
　　
# N! E! i; }9 f/ e# z: ~　　The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.
　　
8 K. P# Q+ F( A) b/ E" ]$ [5 w　　Nobel-prize winning novelist Toni Morrison and golfer Lorena Ochoa areamong 12 other women who will also be celebrated at the glamorous event.
　　
% }/ J5 L( T! W+ S9 _8 R　　Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin, 11, will be honoured at theceremony after being named as the first ever Girl of the Year.
　　
2 Q2 G; Q; h7 _; Q$ Z; [2 S, K　　In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
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　　The Spice Girl, who also won Entrepreneur of the Year, attended theLondon event dressed in a corset and pair of frilly knickers.
　　
　　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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: z% a2 Y9 J6 K1 v: \3 U　　詹妮佛‧加納最近當選為著名時尚雜誌《魅力》的「年度女性」。
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, I6 h# P6 t/ u1 n　　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。
　　
　　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。
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, d- f/ N, Q% K6 W# K　　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。
　　
% p2 x$ T& T4 o7 O* Y2 w3 `, h　　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。
　　
: X. ^2 S+ H, M　　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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. e- ]- B* }( q6 p4 G6 B  q# H0 E　　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。
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　　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」。