爱思英语编者按：在新鲜出炉的“全球100强思想家排行榜”上，除了沃伦·巴菲特、比尔·盖茨、奥巴马等大人物(big shot)，中国的央行行长周小川、财经杂志主编胡舒立、人气博主韩寒也榜上有名。

When historians look back to the moment when the post-Cold War reign of American power ended, they may well settle on 2010 as a crucial year.
当回顾冷战后美国霸主地位终结的这一刻，历史学家们也许会把2010看作一个非常重要的年份。

Everywhere, it seemed, there were signs that the long-predicted "rise of the rest" had finally occurred, whether in the newfound assertiveness of fast-growing China or the impatient diplomacy of new powers like Brazil and Turkey.
无论是快速发展的中国最新获得的那份自信，还是像巴西和土耳其这样积极推进本国外交关系的新兴势力。似乎处处都有迹象表明：预言已久的“他国崛起”最终实现了。

Foreign Policy's second annual list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers fully reflects that new world.
美国杂志《外交政策》交出的第二份“全球100强思想家排行榜”，充分反映出这个新世界格局。

As China asserts a growing influence on the international forum, more Chinese candidates find their names on the list, including Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of China`s central bank.
随着中国在国际平台上的影响力与日俱增，排行榜上出现了更多中国面孔，中国人民银行行长周小川就是其中之一。

Zhou was listed `for holding the world`s economic fate in his hands.'Proposing a new international reserve currency to replace the U.S. dollar and resisting pressure on China to appreciate its Yuan, Zhou is a living embodiment of China's growing clout in the global economy.
周小川之所以上榜，是因为他“手握世界经济的命运”。由于提出了用新国际储备货币取代美元来减轻人民币升值压力的建议，周小川成为中国影响力在全球经济中日益增长的真实写照。

Apart from Zhou, who moved up the list from the previous No. 9 to No. 4, Editor Hu Shuli (No. 82) with Century Weekly and the most-read blogger Han Han (No. 86) were also listed.
周小川从前一份榜单的第九位上升到第四位。此外，《世纪周刊》的主编胡舒立（排在第82位）以及博客人气王韩寒均榜上有名（排在第86位）。

In the list, we can see some big shots, including world-renowned investor Warren Buffet and Microsoft founder Bill Gates both topped the list for "stepping up as the world`s states falter."
在榜单中，我们还可以见到一些大人物，包括世界著名的投资家沃伦·巴菲特，微软创始人比尔·盖茨。凭着“在世界动荡之时挺身而出的精神”，他们并列排在第一位。

Beginning with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates (1), who teamed up to prove that even in tough times great new ideas can emerge, to the forecasting economist Nouriel Roubini (12), to American president Barack Obama (3) and Angela Merkel (10), The "Iron Lady" of Germany, FP presents more than just their big ideas.
从联手证明即便是艰难时代，也能孕育新锐思想的沃伦·巴菲特和比尔·盖茨，到成功预言金融危机的经济学家鲁里埃尔·鲁比尼、再到美国总统奥巴马和德国“铁娘子”安格拉?默克尔，《外交政策》为人们呈现出这些伟大思想的更多内涵。

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appreciate 升值
 
assertiveness 自信、果断
 
clout 影响力
 
Cold War 冷战
 
embodiment 化身、体现
 
falter 摇晃、蹒跚
 
reign 统治
 
team up 联手、协作