突然之间，人人都在谈论不断消失的百万富翁们。
Tuesday there was The Wall Street Journal talking about the vanishing Maryland millionaires. Now comes word that Britain has lost about half its millionaires。
周二，《华尔街日报》有篇文章谈到了美国马里兰州百万富翁越来越少。现在有消息说，英国的百万富翁人数减少了约一半。
The reason isn't emigration or tax revolts. It is personal finances。
这并不是因为富翁们移民或是避税去了，而是个人财务状况出了问题。
As I have been writing for the past year, the rich have been hammered by this crisis, largely because of the plunge in the value of their investments and real estate. As a result, the millionaire population (especially the lower end) is taking a dive。
正如过去一年中我所写的，富人们在此次危机中遭受了重创，原因主要是他们的投资和房地产的价值锐减。正因为如此，百万富翁(特别是富翁中的“贫困户”)的人数骤减。
Early estimates say the millionaire population in the U.S. fell 30% last year. Now, it seems Britain's millionaire population has fallen an astounding 50%。
根据初步估计，去年美国的百万富翁人数减少了30%。如今，看起来英国的百万富翁人数减少了50%，太令人震惊了。
The number, from the Centre for Economics and Business Research, is surprising for several reasons. Britain's Rich Listers lost about 38% of their wealth. And I would have expected America's millionaires to have done just as poorly as Britain's have - if not worse, given that the U.S. is the epicenter of the financial crisis。
这项由经济暨商业研究中心(Centre for Economics and Business Research)公布的数据令人吃惊的原因有几个。英国富人损失了约38%的资产。鉴于美国是金融危机的重灾区，我本来预计美国的百万富翁境况会和英国的一样糟，甚至更遭。
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