第1426期:How to become a billionaire

Have you ever fancied sailing around the world in your own yacht or buying a holiday home in the Caribbean? 您有没有想过乘坐自己的游艇环游世界或在加勒比海购买度假屋？Well, before you get too excited, it may help to find out if you have what it takes to become a billionaire.好吧，在你太兴奋之前，看看你是否具备成为亿万富翁的条件可能会有所帮助。We've all heard stories of school drop-outs who have made their fortune, but are they the norm or an exception to the rule? 我们都听说过辍学发家致富的故事，但他们是常态还是例外？Do they tend to be university graduates or self-made entrepreneurs?他们往往是大学毕业生还是白手起家的企业家？ Are they married or single?他们是已婚还是单身？Thanks to a recent analysis of people in Forbes Top 100 Billionaires List, we can now find out what the world's mega rich have in common. 由于最近对福布斯百强亿万富翁名单中的人的分析，我们现在可以找出世界上的超级富豪的共同点。We know which star sign is the most popular amongst multi-millionaires, what percentage wear glasses and even how many are bald!我们知道哪个星座在千万富翁中最受欢迎，戴眼镜的比例是多少，甚至有多少人是秃头！If you are deciding whether or not to go to university, it may help you to know that 76% of the richest people in the world have a degree. 如果您正在决定是否上大学，这可能会帮助您了解世界上 76% 的最富有的人拥有学位。According to this study, of those 76%, 47% have a bachelor's degree, 23% have a master's and 6% have a doctorate. 根据这项研究，在这 76% 的人中，47% 拥有学士学位，23% 拥有硕士学位，6% 拥有博士学位。 Don't lose hope if you aren't very academic though. It's worth noting that many of those on the list did not pass all their exams with flying colours. 如果你不是很学术，不要失去希望。值得注意的是，名单上的许多人并没有以优异的成绩通过所有考试。Microsoft founder Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University after two years of study. 微软创始人比尔盖茨在哈佛大学学习两年后辍学。And Chinese business magnate Jack Ma, failed his university entrance exams three times before going on to complete his degree and make his millions.中国商业大亨马云在大学入学考试中三度不及格，然后继续完成学位并赚了数百万。Another interesting trend is that the world's high-fliers are much more likely to be married - only 12% of billionaires are unmarried.另一个有趣的趋势是，世界上的大人物结婚的可能性要大得多——只有 12% 的亿万富翁未婚。You are also more likely to make it if you were born under the most popular star sign, Aquarius, than if you are a Cancer - the least popular sign on the zodiac. 如果你出生在最受欢迎的星座水瓶座下，你也更有可能成功，而不是巨蟹座——十二生肖中最不受欢迎的星座。Finally, the percentage of billionaires who are bald is quite high – so don't worry if you're losing your hair, you may get to sail that yacht around the Caribbean after all!最后，秃头的亿万富翁比例相当高——所以如果你掉头发也不用担心，毕竟你可能会驾驶那艘游艇环游加勒比海！词汇表a billionaire 亿万富翁a school drop-out 一个中途退学的人make ones fortune 靠个人努力发财致富university graduate 大学毕业生self-made 靠自己努力的，白手起家的entrepreneur 企业家mega rich 巨富pass your exams with flying colours 优异成绩通过考试founder 创始人drop out of (school, university) 离开，退出（学校，大学）magnate 富豪high-flier 抱负极高的人，成功人士to make it 功成名就