世界首富短暫易主:亞馬遜CEO超越比爾蓋茨
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates on the morning of July 27 to become the world’s richest person. It is reported that a surge in Amazon’s stock helped propel Bezos to the top of rich list, ahead of the company’s earnings report.
7月27日上午，亞馬遜創始人傑夫·貝索斯超過比爾·蓋茨成爲世界首富。據報道，在亞馬遜公佈收益報表之前，亞馬遜股票的上漲助貝索斯登上了富人榜榜首。Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has held the top spot since 2013, and he reclaimed the spot after Amazon’s stock price dipped before the close of the bell. Amazon’s second quarter earnings report then cemented Bezos’ position in second place, as the company’s stock dropped between two and three percent in after-hours trading.
雖然亞馬遜的股價在盤後交易中下跌了2~3個百分點，但其第二季度收益報表使貝索斯穩穩地佔據了富人榜第二位。At the close of markets last Wednesday, Bill Gates held a fortune of $90 billion, and Bezos was a close second with $89 billion. The rise in Amazon stocks on Thursday morning pushed Bezos above the $90 billion mark, thanks to an increase of around $15 per share and Microsoft’s stock slipping slightly. Bezos is now the sixth man to hold the richest person title over the past 30 years, after originally entering the billionaire list around 20 years ago.
在上週三股票收市的時候，比爾·蓋茨持有900億美元的資產，而貝索斯緊隨其後，持有890億美元的資產，位居第二。週四上午，微軟的股價略有下跌，而亞馬遜的股票每股上漲了約15美元，亞馬遜股票的上漲使貝索斯的資產超過了900億美金。原本大約在20年前，貝索斯就已進入億萬富翁之列，如今他成爲過去30年中第六個獲得世界首富稱號的人。
Bezos’ rise demonstrates just how formidable Amazon has grown to become. Founded in 1994, Amazon has reshaped the world of retail in the US and in many other countries after originally launching as an internet book store.
貝索斯的崛起恰好說明了亞馬遜的發展有多驚人。亞馬遜創立於1994年，最初從一家線上書店起步，如今它已改變了美國以及其他許多國家的零售業。
While retail stores are still struggling to respond, Amazon is also pushing ahead with its Web Services and its Alexa digital assistant. Investors are expecting revenue to jump by up to 22 percent year over year when the company reveals its earnings, showing there’s continued confidence in Amazon’s businesses.
雖然實體零售店依然在努力應對亞馬遜的衝擊，但亞馬遜也在推進其網絡服務和它的亞力克莎數字助理的發展。當該公司公佈其收益報表的時候，投資者希望其年收益率可上漲22%，這說明投資者對亞馬遜的業務依然充滿信心。Update July 27th, 5:11PM ET: It showed that Bezos has since ceded the title back to Bill Gates after the markets closed. The company’s second-quarter earnings results cemented Bezos’ position in second place.
7月27日下午5時11分的最新消息指出，股票收市後，貝索斯世界首富的稱號再次還給了比爾·蓋茨，但該公司第二季度的收益報表使貝索斯穩穩地佔據了富人榜第二位。
