The U.K. overtook the U.S. to become the top country for financial development, according to a ranking by the World Economic Forum.
据世界经济论坛(World Economic Forum)的一份排行榜，英国取代美国成为金融发展第一国。

The report on the world's 55 most finance-focused locales puts the U.S. third, also behind Australia, which leapt from 11th place in 2008. Singapore and Hong Kong filled the fourth and fifth spots, up from eighth and 10th, respectively. Japan fell to ninth place, from fourth in 2008.
这份报告对全球55个最关注金融的国家和地区进行了排名，其中美国位居第三，而澳大利亚则从2008年的第11位跃升至第二位。新加坡和香港分别排在第四和第五位，去年的排名分别是第八和第十。日本则从2008年的第四跌至第九。

The report looks at a number of factors, including the business environment, financial stability, financial markets, banking and nonbanking financial services, and access by individuals and businesses to different forms of capital and financial services. All factors were weighted equally.
这份报告考虑了各种因素，包括商业环境、金融稳定性、金融市场、银行业和非银行业金融服务，以及个人及企业获得各种资本和金融服务的程度。所有的因素权重都是一样的。更多信息请访问：http://www.engbus.cn/

Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economics professor who co-wrote the WEF's Financial Development Report, said changes from last year's ranking, including the downgrade of the U.S. from the No. 1 spot, reflect lingering effects of the credit crisis and global economic downturn.
这份《金融发展报告》的作者之一、纽约大学经济学教授鲁比尼(Nouriel Roubini)说，今年与去年排名上的变化（包括美国不再是第一），反映出信贷危机和全球经济低迷带来的影响仍挥之不去。

The U.K., which ranked second in 2008, ranked first among nations for nonbanking financial services. It ranked second for financial markets, behind the U.S., and for banking financial services, behind Hong Kong.
2008年排在第二的英国今年在非银行业金融服务领域排到了第一，在金融市场和银行业金融服务则都排在第二，分别排在美国和香港之后。

The U.K. ranked 37th out of 55 nations for financial stability and the U.S. 38th, well behind leader Norway.
在金融稳定性方面，英国在55个国家和地区中排在37位，美国排在38位，远远在排名第一的挪威之后。

Both the U.K. and U.S. ranked poorly on the stability of the currency and the banking system. Hong Kong finished third, with Switzerland second; Singapore ranked fifth and Australia ranked ninth.
在汇率和银行体系稳定性方面，英国和美国排名都欠佳。香港排在第三位，瑞士排在第二，新加坡和澳大利亚分列第五和第九。