美國十大權勢家族：克林頓布什家族領銜
A newer, yet still major, political family, the Clintons continue to extend their reach into the world of politics, advocacy, and philanthropy. Former President Bill Clinton was born William Blythe III; "Clinton" came from his stepfather's last name. Bill wanted to be a musician before a chance meeting with JFK inspired him to go into politics.
克林頓家族是一個比較新興，但仍是佔重要位置的政治家族。克林頓家族還在政治，權益和慈善領域不斷的在發展。前總統比爾·克林頓出生時爲威廉·布萊斯三世。“克林頓”這個名字是他繼父的姓氏。在見到肯尼迪之前，他一直夢想着成爲一個音樂家，但是受到肯尼迪的鼓舞之後，他走上了政壇。
Beginning as Arkansas Attorney General in 1976, and then governor in 1978, Bill eventually made his way into the White House in 1992 for two largely successful terms.
克林頓1976年成爲了阿肯色州的大法官，1978年成爲了州長，最終，於1992年入主白宮，成功連任兩屆。
His wife Hillary Rodham Clinton played a huge role as a supporter and advisor to Bill during his political career, while building her own. A major advocate for national health care reform and other public health issues, she was elected Senator of New York in 2000, and most recently served as U.S. Secretary of State.
他的妻子希拉里·克林頓在克林頓政治生涯中充當着支持者和顧問的重要角色，同時，也爲自己的政治生涯打下基礎。由於，提出了國家醫保改革，以及公共醫療方面的建議。2000年，希拉里成功當選紐約州參議員。希拉里最近一個職位是國務卿。
The Clintons' daughter Chelsea follows lightly in her parents' footsteps as a special correspondent for NBC and an additional driving force behind their philanthropy, the Clinton Global Initiative.
克林頓和希拉里的女兒切爾西緊跟父母的腳步，成爲了NBC的通訊記者，以及克林頓全球倡議計劃的慈善事業的另一驅動力量。
布什家族
Bushes have served in both the executive and legislative branches of the government. The family provided the country with two U.S. presidents and two state governors.
布什家族的成員在美國的立法和行政機構都有任職。這個家族爲美國貢獻了兩位總統和兩位州長。
Because of their close ties to Texas, the Bushes are sometimes perceived simply as oil tycoons, but oil is just one industry in which the Bush family profited; the family is also prominent in the world of investment banking, starting with Samuel P. Bush, who helped found the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. During WWI his business ventures enabled him to lay the foundation for the family fortune.
由於和德州關係密切，布什家族通常被認爲是石油大亨，其實石油產業只是這個家族產業之一，這個家族在國際投資銀行方面也是成績斐然。該家族的銀行產業起源於薩繆爾P.布什。他爲美國的商業部建立做出了貢獻。一戰期間，他的商業投資爲這個家族奠定了財富基礎。
George H.W. and was elected president in 1988. His son George W. followed in 2000.
喬治·布什於1988年當選爲美國總統，他的兒子小布什於2000年也成爲了美國總統。
沃爾頓家族
The richest family in the country built its fortune on an unshakable foundation: "The Lowest Prices Anytime, Anywhere."
沃爾頓家族是美國最富有的家族，將財富建立在一個不可動搖的基礎之上：“無論何時何地，永遠最低價”。
Sam Walton and his brother Bud opened his first store in 1945 in Newport, Arkansas, but what eventually became Walmart didn’t start to take shape until 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas.
1945年，薩姆·沃爾頓和他的弟弟巴德在阿肯色州的新港開了自己的第一家店。1962年，在阿肯色州，羅格市建立了現在的沃爾瑪。
Jim Walton, Sam’s youngest son, has an estimated net worth of $36.8 billion, putting him in the top 10 of Forbes’ list of billionaires in the world.
吉姆·沃爾頓，薩姆最小的弟弟，估計身價爲368億美元，在福布斯億萬富翁排行榜上排名第十。
Jim’s older sister Alice fell just shy of Forbes’ top 10, with a net worth of about $36.4 billion. Alice is also a philanthropist who, along with a handful of other billionaires, has formed a political action committee to support the potential run of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
吉姆的姐姐，愛麗絲剛退出了福布斯前十位排行，身家爲364億美元。愛麗絲也是一位慈善家，和其他所有億萬富翁一樣，形成了自己的政治行動委員會，支持希拉里·克林頓的未來競選。肯尼迪家族
The Kennedys, who descend from an Irish immigrant family, are a quintessential example of the American Dream.
肯尼迪家族是愛爾蘭裔家族，美國夢典型代表。
The first Kennedys emigrated from Ireland to Boston in 1848, and after just one generation, a Kennedy entered politics, when Patrick Joseph served first as State Representative, and then Governor, of Massachusetts.
第一代肯尼迪家族於1848年從愛爾蘭移民而來。一代之後，肯尼迪的一位成員Patrick Joseph 進入了政壇，成爲了馬薩諸塞州州議員，之後成爲了州長。
P.J.'s son, Joseph Patrick, became the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, and had nine children. JFK took office as President of the United States in 1961, and served until 1963 when he was assassinated.
P.J的兒子Joseph Patrick成爲了美國的外交大使，出使英國。他有9個孩子，其中，約翰-菲茨傑拉德-肯尼迪於1961年成爲了美國總統，直到1963年他被刺殺。
愛立信家族
From humble beginnings to a less-humble present, Larry Ellison is one of the wealthiest and most powerful people in tech. Larry was born to an unwed Jewish mother whose family, according to Fortune, took the name "Ellison" after Ellis Island.
從開始的卑微到榮耀的現在，拉里·愛立信成爲了科技界最富有的和最有權勢的人之一。拉里的媽媽是未婚猶太媽媽。根據財富雜誌所說，“愛立信”的名字來源於愛麗絲島。
卡戴珊家族
Made famous by their Olympian stepfather Bruce Jenner and by Kim Kardashian's notorious sex tape, the Kardashians maintained their newfound fame with their reality TV show, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" .
卡戴珊家族以其繼父奧林匹克冠軍Bruce Jenner而有名，也因 金·卡戴珊的不雅錄音帶廣爲人知。卡戴珊姐妹也因“和卡戴珊姐妹一起”節目而獲得了新的名聲。
洛克菲勒家族
The Rockefellers are an American family with a stronghold in industry and banking, and in recent years, they’ve also had several entrants into the political arena. While a number of other "old money" families have lost their wealth or power, the Rockefellers have held on to their vast empire.
洛克菲勒家族這個美國家族在工業和銀行業身居要位。在近些年，這個家族的成員也不斷躋身政壇。雖然很多的老牌權勢家族已經沒落，但是，洛克菲勒家族依然統治着他們的龐大帝國。
默多克家族
The Murdochs are Australian-American media moguls who run a massive media family faced controversy and investigation amidst the 2011 News Corp phone hacking
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默多克家族是澳大利亞裔美國媒體寡頭，經營着強大的媒體帝國。默多克家族由於2011年新聞媒體公司電話竊聽醜聞，受到了爭議和調查。
福特家族
Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903, and the Fords have been the first family in American automobiles ever since. His only son, Edsel, took over the company in 1919 at the age of 26 and is credited with the sleek designs that made the brand so popular.
亨利·福特於1903年創立了福特汽車公司。而福特家族也是美國第一個汽車家族。他的兒子Edsel於1919年以26歲的年紀接管了該公司，之後設計時髦的福特汽車開始名聲大噪 。
特朗普家族
One of the most powerful real estate tycoons today, Donald Trump started his career as real estate investor and developer at his father’s company. While he battled bankruptcy and SEC charges in the ‘90s, Trump has re-established himself as a successful businessman, and today is probably best known for his reality show, "The Apprentice."
這個家族是當今最有權勢的房地產家族，唐納德-特朗普在他父親的公司開始進行房地產投資和發展。90年代，雖然他掙扎在破產邊緣，還受到了美國證監會的起訴，特朗普還是重新建立了自己的事業。現在他因電視節目“飛黃騰達”出名。
