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In a first, people in China who rank in the 10% of wealth around the world now outnumber Americans in that select group, highlighting the ongoing tilt in global wealth toward Asia. The U.S. has 99 million of its citizens in the top 10%, while China has leapfrogged ahead with 100 million citizens in the group, according to a new report on global wealth from Credit Suisse. "Since 2008, emerging economies including China have accounted for two-thirds of the real wealth gain," the investment bank said in a blog post. "The 'new world' is taking over as the engine of global advancement, while the influence of the 'old world' is waning."
first n. 首次出現的事物;開創先例的事
· The 3–0 defeat was a first for the team.
3-0打敗對手對于球隊來說是開創先河的事情。
outnumber vt. 超過
· out-前綴: 超過
outlook n. 前途
outperform vt. 勝過;做得比……好
outreach n. 超出范圍
select adj. 精選的;最優秀的(choice)
highlight vt. 強調(emphasize)
ongoing adj. 持續不斷的;繼續存在的(continuing)
tilt n. 傾斜
leapfrogpromote) n. 跳背游戲
· She leapfrogged several older colleagues to get the manager's job.
她越過幾位年長的同事升到了經理的職位。
emerging adj. 新興的
· emerging markets: 新興市場
· emerging nations/countries/economies: 特指亞洲,非洲,南美的一些新興國家
account for:(在數量上)占(make up)
gain n. 增長(increase)
advancement n. 進步
· van詞根: 前面
advantage: 優勢 advanced: 先進的,高級的
wane vi. 衰減;減弱(decrease)
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