福布斯最有權勢女性榜：德國總理默克爾蟬聯榜首
Having starred in her own Diamond Jubilee and taken a turn as a Bond Girl in the space of a few months, the Queen’s profile has perhaps never been higher.
在過去的幾個月裏，英國女王在登基60週年慶典中擔任主角，又在倫敦奧運會開幕式上化身邦德女郎，女王的的形象可以說到達了她一生的最高點。
Yesterday she entrenched her position on the international stage by being named the 26th most powerful woman in the world. At 86, the Queen is the oldest in Forbes magazine’s list of 100.
就在昨天，女王又以福布斯百強女性榜第26位的位置，再次鞏固了自己的國際地位。86歲高齡的女王也是福布斯雜誌百強女性榜中最年長的一位。
For the second year running, German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops the list, cited as the 'lead player in the eurozone economic crisis' and praised for embracing social media by answering citizens' questions on YouTube.
德國總理默克爾再次位列榜首，她被譽爲是“歐洲經濟體全球化的真正領導人”，而她廣泛吸收社交媒體、通過YouTube回答市民問題的行爲也收到廣泛的好評。
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff hold their second and third places respectively.
美國國務卿希拉里·克林頓與巴西總統迪爾瑪·羅塞夫分列第二第三位。
Clinton is planning to bow out of public life after the upcoming American elections in November, despite praise for her handling of the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables crisis, while Rousseff is enjoying approval rates of 77 per cent among Brazilians ahead of running for another term in 2014.
希拉里計劃在11月也就是新一季總統大選過後結束她公衆人物的工作，儘管她處理維基解密披露外交密電事件的手段得到了廣泛的讚譽。而羅塞夫在巴西總統大選中得到了77%的支持率，並將在2014年連任總統職位。
The women on the list were ranked according to influence, the amount of money they control or earn, and media presence.
排行榜通過衡量女性影響力、她們能掌控的金錢數量或收入，以及公衆曝光率來排列位次。
Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman, said: 'These power women exert influence in very different ways and to very different ends, and all with very different impacts on the global community.'
《福布斯女性》雜誌的主編莫伊娜·福布斯說：“這些女性權利涉及的範圍非常廣方向很多，而且對全球的各個方面都有深遠的影響。”
The average age of the 100 power brokers from 28 countries is 55. They have a combined 90 million Twitter followers.
來自28個國家的這100位女性平均年齡55歲，她們共有9千萬Twitter 的關注者。
Also in the top five were Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and wife of Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, and Jill Abramson, the first woman executive editor of the New York Times.
在前五位的女性還有梅琳達·蓋茨，科技巨頭比爾·蓋茨的妻子，也是比爾和梅琳達·蓋茨基金會的聯合創始人。還有《紐約時報》的第一位女性執行主編吉爾·艾布蘭森。
Sonia Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress, rises one place to number six in the list since last year, while U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama moves up from eight to seventh.
印度國民大會黨主席索尼婭·甘地上升1位來到第六，美國第一夫人米歇爾·奧巴馬則從第八位上升到第七位。
The list featured newcomers such as actress and performer Jennifer Lopez and the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs, a billionaire philanthropist. Burmese pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi rises from 26 to 19 in the 2012 Forbes rankings.
排行中還有些新面孔：比如歌手兼演員詹妮弗·洛佩茲；蘋果創始人史蒂夫喬布斯的遺孀、慈善家勞倫·鮑威爾。緬甸的著名女性民主活動家昂山素季從26位上升至19位。
Celebrities such as singers Lady Gaga (ranked 14) and Shakira (number 40) are lauded for their charity work.
而像Lady Gaga（第14位），拉丁天后夏奇拉（第40位）等一衆明星因爲她們對於慈善的貢獻而榜上有名。FORBES' TOP 100 OF WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN （Top 10）
福布斯百強女性榜前十
1 Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany, 58, Germany, Politics
安吉拉·默克爾，德國總理，58歲，政治家
2 Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, United States, 64, United States, Politics
希拉里·克林頓，美國國務卿，64歲，政治家
3 Dilma Rousseff, President, Brazil, 64, Brazil, Politics
迪爾瑪·羅塞夫，巴西總理，64歲，政治家
4 Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 48, United States, Humanitarian
梅琳達·蓋茨，比爾和梅琳達·蓋茨基金會聯合主席，48歲，美國，人道主義者
5 Jill Abramson, Executive Editor, New York Times Co., 58, United States, Media
吉爾·艾布蘭森，紐約時報執行主編，58歲，美國，媒體人
6 Sonia Gandhi, President, National Congress Party, India, 65, India, Politics
索尼婭·甘地，印度國民大會黨主席，65歲，政治家
7 Michelle Obama, First Lady, United States, 48, United States, Politics
米歇爾·奧巴馬，美國第一夫人，48歲，政治家
8 Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, 56, France, Humanitarian
克里斯蒂娜·拉加德，國際貨幣基金總裁，56歲，法國，人道主義者
9 Janet Napolitano, Secretary, US Department of Homeland Security, 54, United States, Politics
珍妮特·納波利塔諾，美國國土安全部部長，54歲，政治家
10 Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook, 42, United States, Technology
雪莉·桑德伯格，Facebook首席運營官，42歲，美國，技術產業
