第頁(yè)2023屆高考英語(yǔ)一輪復(fù)習(xí)話題閱讀素材34MeettheTenRichestPeopleintheWorldin2023(II)

5.KingFahdBinAbdulazizAlsaud

Age:77.Nationality:SaudiArabian.MaritalStatus:Married.Children:1.Worth:$28Billion.

BorninRiyadhin1923,theKinghasspenthislifeononediplomaticmissionafteranother.Hecametopowerin1982,andallofhismoneyisinoil,investments,property,andthesweatofhispeople.Allbecauseofthegreatdefiningfactorofbirth.Yes,birthanddumbluck.

4.SultanHassanalBolkiah

Age:53.Nationality:Bruneian.MaritalStatus:Married.Children:10.Worth:$30Billion.

Themoneyofthe29thSultanofBruneiisin,sayitwithmenow,oil,gas,investments,andyes,theever-popularsweatofhispeople.Especiallythatoilthing,whichhasmadesomanybillionairesintheMiddleEast.TheillustriousSultanalsohastwowivesandtenkids.

3.GardnerPaulAllen

Age:46.Nationality:American.MaritalStatus:Single.Children:0.Worth:$30Billion

AnotherMicrosoftbillionaire,PaulAllenisthebuddywhodroppedoutwithBillGatestobuildthesoftwarecompanythatnowholdsamonopolisticstrangleholdontheworld.PauldroppedoutofMicrosoftsometimeagotospendhistimeprivatelyinvestinghismoney.Hepursueshisdreamofa"wiredworld"bybuyingupcableoperatorsandothertechnology-relatedcompanies.It'snotalltedioustechstuff,though.Paulwasalsosmartenoughtoinvestinsportsteams.Singleguy,$30billion,ownsacoupleofsportsteams,knowsBillGatespersonally...

2.WarrenEdwardBuffet

Age:68.Nationality:American.MaritalStatus:Married.Children:3.Worth:$36Billion.

Strangelyenough,Buffet'sinvestmentstyleisconservative,leaningmoretothelong-termbuy.Warrenownsabout40percentoftheinvestmentconglomerateBerkshireHathawa,andatover$47,000ashare,itwillbeawhilebeforeanyonebuyshimout.

1.WilliamH.GatesIII

Age:43.Nationality:American.MartialStatus:Married.Children:2.Worth:$90Billion.

WeshouldalljustfacethefactBillGateswillonedayruletheworld.BythetimeWindows2023co