第二十节 排 序 、排名 (续4）

41. Volkswagen's premium brand has been ranking high in consumer surveys, with

some of its models even placing ahead of BMW and Mercedes.

大众汽车的优质品牌在消费者调查中也一直受到很高的评价，大众的一些车型甚至

排在宝马和奔驰前面。

42. Indeed, Citi posted a 9% gain and held on to its position as the No.11 global

brand, thanks to a concerted effort to boost its retail presence.

确实，由于公司上下为加强在零售市场占有率所做的一致努力，花旗银行品牌价

值实现了9%的增长率，稳稳保持住了在全球最佳品牌排行榜上第 11 名的位置。

43. Japan leads the way in high-tech gadgets that help prevent accidents.

日本在预防交通事故的高科技装置上领先。

44. The device leads the world. 这种装置领先于世界。

45. It goes to the top of the list if only for that hollowed-out volcano.

如果只看那个被挖空的火山，本片可以名列榜首。

46. The hedge fund manager/Russian industrialist who dominates today's rich list

shirks this in favor of shiny shoes and cufflinks.

今日在富豪榜上占据支配地位的对冲基金经理或者俄罗斯实业家则对此不屑一顾，

他们更喜欢发亮的皮鞋和佩戴领扣。

47. The same can't be said of many later designs. 后来的许多设计难望其项背。

48. The area under cultivation increased by 12% last year, to 114m hectares globally.

American topped the list.

其耕作面积去年增加了 12%，全球达到 1.14 亿公顷。美国名列榜首

49. Chicago and Los Angles are the next top consumers of hot dogs.

芝加哥和洛杉矶的热狗销量仅次之。

50. But the other companies that make up our annual ranking have hatched plenty

of their own brilliant ideas. The pay-off？It keeps them strong in good times and bad.

但是其他在我们年度排行榜上的公司也想出了很多它们自己的聪明创意。益处何在呢？

无论顺境或逆境，这可以使它们始终保持强大。