鞍山雅思|杰夫·贝佐斯净资产2000亿美元，破新纪录！

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The world's wealthiest man has gotten even wealthier. Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos became thefirst person to top $200 billion in net worth① on Wednesday, according to Forbes' real-time data on billionaires. Bezos, 56, owns 11% of Amazon's stock, which has skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic as people sheltered at home and demand for e-commerce soared. In April 2020, his net worth was a mere $113 billion, according to Forbes. Amazon stock was up over 95 points (2.85%) on Wednesday. Bezos' astronomical② wealth gains come even as the COVID-19 pandemic has walloped③ the U.S. economy, and highlights the diverging experiences in this pandemic between the haves and the have-nots as the crisis exacerbates④income inequality. The second-wealthiest person, Bill Gates, still lags billions of dollars behind Bezos. Gates was worth $116.2 billion as of Wednesday, according to Forbes. (ABC News)

世界首富变得更富了。据福布斯富豪榜实时数据，8月26日亚马逊首席执行官兼创始人杰夫·贝佐斯成为首位净资产超过2000亿美元之人。现年56岁的贝佐斯持有亚马逊11%的股份。疫情期间，人们居家躲避感染风险，因而电子商务需求激增，这使得亚马逊股价暴涨。据福布斯报道，截至2020年4月，贝佐斯的净资产仅仅是1130亿美元。8月26日，亚马逊股价上涨超过95个点（2.85%）。即使美国经济受新冠肺炎疫情重创，贝佐斯依旧获得了天价财富，突显出在此场疫情中，危机加剧了收入的不平等，贫富之间的两极分化更加严重。世界第二大富豪比尔·盖茨仍落后贝佐斯数百亿美元。据福布斯报道，截至8月26日，盖茨的身价为1162亿美元。

【注释】

① net worth: the value of all the non-financial and financial assets owned by an institutional unit or sector minus the value of all its outstanding liabilities. 净资产，净值

② astronomical: [ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl] adj. extremely large 极大的，巨大的

③ wallop: [ˈwɒləp] v. strike or hit very hard. 痛打，猛击

④ exacerbate: [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt] v. to make sth worse, especially a disease or problem. 使恶化，使加剧，使加重

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