环球皇室财富大比拼（在线收听）

All the Queen's horses and all the Queen's men line defence at Buckingham Palace in London. But this storied home which attracts millions of tourists each year isn't a part of Queen Elizabeth's official fortune. Britain's ruler for 55 years, the Queen is worth about half a billion dollars, according to Forbes Magazine's look at the Fortunes of the World's Rchest Rulers. But even with all that money she doesn't make the top 5. Thanks to the high price of oil, most of the richest rulers are Middle Eastern Kings, Sheiks and Sultans. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is worth 21 billion dollars, not bad for an 82-year-old who at one point lived with a Bedwin tribe. The Sultan of Brunei is worth 20 billion according to Forbes. He's reportedly hosting Michael Jackson in his 1700-room palace. The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has 19 billion dollars. His neighbor Sheik al Maktoum of Dubai controls about 14 billion. The only European to make the top 5 - Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein controls a 4-billion-dollar fortune. Bankroller goes back 9 centuries and includes land, a bank, palaces and a US-based company that produces hybrid rice. With the ABC News Money Minute, I'm Betsy Stark in New York.

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Sheikh = Sheik (阿拉伯国家用)酋长,(伊斯兰教的)教长
Brunei 文莱
Emirate 阿拉伯酋长(贵族、王公)之职位或阶级, 酋长国 / the country ruled by an emir, or his position
Dubai 迪拜