英语笔译实务 3级配套训练第三单元英译汉二Developed Countries Remain the Breeding Gound of the Wealthy

Developed Countries Remain the Breeding Ground of the Wealthy

The developed world will remain the breeding ground of the wealthy individuals of the future, according to research published today.

Unveiling a prediction on the growth in the number of wealthy individuals over the next decade, Barclays Wealth and the Economist Intelligence Unit said the significance of the emerging markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China – the so-called BRICs economies – as a source of the rich had been “overplayed”.

The report predicted that as the number of wealthy people grew across the globe, the vast majority of high net worth individuals, defined as those with investments and savings of over $1m, would continue to come from developed markets.

All G7 nations will see the number of high net worth individuals double over the next decade, according to the report. In the UK, Japan and Germany these numbers will more than triple, while Canada will enjoy an almost six-fold increase.

The UK and Germany will compete to become the first European G7 country to play host to 1m millionaire households over the next decade.

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According to the report, Germany will win the race, achieving the landmark in 2016, while the UK will follow in 2017.

With property included, the UK emerged as the country with the densest concentration of wealthy households. The report predicted that more than a quarter, 26 percent, of the UK’s 26.5m households would be worth more than $1m by 2016.

In terms of wealth per capita, the UK is beaten only by the US. The average person in the UK is predicted to be worth $332,388 by 2016, compared to $333,989 in the US.

👉 课文词汇 breeding ground Barclays Wealth

the Economist Intelligence Unit BRICs

滋生地

巴克莱财富研究所 经济学家情报社

“金砖四国” （指巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国）

G7 per capita

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发达国家仍将是富人孕育地

今天公布的研究报告表明，发达国家仍将是富人的滋生地。 巴克莱财富研究所和经济学家情报社在预测未来十年富人数量增长时说，巴西、俄罗斯、印度和中国这些新兴市场（所谓“金砖四国”），作为富人滋生地的重要性“被过分夸大了”。

该报告预测，随着全球富人数的不断增加，绝大多数拥有高额净资产（投资和储蓄超过100万美元）的个人，仍会继续出自发达国家。

报告称，在七国集团的所有成员国中，拥有高额净资产的人数在未来十年将翻一番。在英国、日本和德国，增幅将超过两倍，而在加拿大增长将接近五倍。

在未来十年中，英国和德国将展开角逐，力争在欧洲七国集团中第一个成为百万富翁家庭过百万的国家。报告称，德国将会胜出，在2016年实现目标，而英国将紧随其后于2017年实现目标。

加上房地产，英国则是富裕家庭最为集中的国家。报告预测，到2016年，英国2650万个家庭中四分之一多的家庭资产将超过100万美元。

从人均财富的角度，英国仅次于美国。预计到2016年，英国人均身价将达到33.2388万美元，而美国为33.3989万美元。

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