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
　　
　　He is the new richest man in the world - and his latest home will leave no one in any doubt.
　　
! z/ C8 I+ g! y4 E! [/ d0 C　　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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1 g" e# G3 P1 i$ J$ h+ d9 _　　In keeping with his new-found status, itemerged that the 49-year-old plans to build possibly the mostoutrageous home in the world.
　　
0 z* t/ Y; d! p3 N: D& Q5 x0 g　　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.
　　
　　There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.
　　
7 u+ P# Z4 U- ?5 f1 u　　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.
　　
, K* K# _5 L8 G9 n" ]% k( c　　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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% A2 \' s2 B$ v% X5 S2 l4 P5 m2 a) [　　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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8 n0 O2 L- e. N. n" i) E1 Q　　He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.
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　　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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　　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。
　　
　　這座豪華官邸將可容納600個僕人和工作人員居住。
　　
4 V/ x/ Q5 a/ h. K　　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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5 g& D, m2 J" H+ m& x: B$ u: P& L) @　　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。
　　
# S8 c" `* M1 D. d　　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。
　　
( k, D5 J% Q! V2 `- e　　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。
　　
　　他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。
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  j. g9 Q7 v( K- ?5 \8 M　　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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/ ]4 s: |; ^( ]' N　　Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
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　　The Juno actress graces the cover of the US publication in anexquisite floor-sweeping backless turquoise gown for the November issuehonouring fantastic females.
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　　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.
　　
1 Y2 p. c" L* U$ K　　The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.
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& n: H) Y2 g* q9 f1 x　　Nobel-prize winning novelist Toni Morrison and golfer Lorena Ochoa areamong 12 other women who will also be celebrated at the glamorous event.
　　
　　Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin, 11, will be honoured at theceremony after being named as the first ever Girl of the Year.
　　
! h$ c' A+ M1 d9 t! J　　In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
　　
- K8 U& o  _) q4 ?2 C+ I' |9 g  M, e　　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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6 E! J( s; t7 |- ^/ c- Z　　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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6 F0 O) H' A( B9 [) e1 ^. e7 \/ H　　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。
　　
3 l0 k; A1 I- ^4 ?( }* v  \+ x　　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。
　　
9 a5 c: o& \% l, ]4 l　　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。
　　
/ }) V/ o7 K9 _  O; ?  [　　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。
　　
　　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。
　　
　　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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2 X- z, ^* }" ]$ D. P. x: v# v/ y　　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。
　　
　　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」。