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The concept is hardly new; John D.Rockefeller set up his family office in 1882. But the number has exploded this century. Somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 are based in America and Europe andin Asian hubs such as Singapore and Hong Kong. Though their main task is to manage financial assets, the biggest offices, some with hundreds of staff,undertake all sorts of other chores, from tax and legal work to acting as high-powered butlers who book jets and pamper pets.
這個概念很早就有了。 約翰·D·洛克菲勒于1882年成立了他的家族辦公室甲锡。本世紀Family Office的數(shù)量暴漲萝喘。 大概有5000-10000個在美國和歐洲， 還有亞洲（新加坡和香港）艾君。
雖然Family Office的首要目的是管理金融資產(chǎn)，但是那些有著幾百號“高級管家”的大型家族辦公室， 員工需要處理大小適宜芬位， 工作范圍從稅務和法律龙巨，需要上能預訂噴氣式飛機笼呆，下能逗寵物開心。?
(1)? The concept is hardly new; John D. Rockefellerset up his family office in 1882.
Family office一百多年前就已經(jīng)有了旨别。
Family office, 簡單來說诗赌，一些很富有的家族會成立family office, 找人專門管理旗下財產(chǎn)的運作。 比如香港明星李嘉欣嫁的許家秸弛。創(chuàng)始人續(xù)愛周為了不讓子孫后代把自己的財富敗光铭若， 他參照國外的辦法，成立了家族基金递览。
(2) But thenumber has exploded this century.
【Explode】
?To?increase?suddenly,?sharply,?and?without?control
表示數(shù)字突如其來地快速增長
Eg:The Number of Cryptocurrency Exchanges Has Exploded
加密貨幣的交易額爆發(fā)式增長
(3)?Somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 are based in America and Europe and in Asian hubs suchas Singapore and Hong Kong.
【Somewhere between A and B】
表示范圍在A和B之間叼屠。
Eg: Amnesty's report says that?somewhere?between?5,000 and 13,000?people were tortured and executed at one military prison outside Damascus.( PBSNewsHour)
【hub】中心
You can describe?a place as a?hub?of?an activity?when it is a very important center?for that activity.
Eg: Together, we will assist the Afghan Security forces to destroy the terrorist?hub, " Defense
Secretary James Mattis said.
(4) Though their main task is to manage financial assets, the biggest offices, some with hundreds of staff, undertake all sortsof other chores, from tax and legal work to acting as high-powered butlers who book jets and pamper pets.
盡管首要目的是管理資產(chǎn)，但是富豪們的財富管家做的事情遠遠不止如此绞铃。
【chore】
1 A?routine?or?minor?duty?or?task日常的零星事務
2 An?unpleasant?or?burdensome?task 苦差事
【Book jets and pamper pets】
Jets,pets? 壓尾韻镜雨。
high-powered butler： 家族辦公室的員工，大小事宜都能搞定
book jets and pamper pets： 對應all sorts of other chores儿捧， 也對應chore的第二層含義——苦差事荚坞。
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The costs of bringing such expertise in-mansion means that they generally make sense only for those worth over$100m, the top 0.001% of the global pile. Asian tycoons such as Jack Ma ofAlibaba have created their own fiefs. The largest Western family offices, suchas the one set up by George Soros, an investor and philanthropist, oversee tens of billions and are as muscular as Wall Street firms, competing with banks and private-equity groups to buy whole companies.
只有頂級富豪（資產(chǎn)超1億美元，占全球0.001%）才能養(yǎng)得起這種頂級專家菲盾。亞洲大亨颓影，如阿里巴巴的馬云就有自己的家族辦公室。 西方最大的家族辦公室亿汞，比如投資者和慈善家的喬治索羅斯所設立的辦公室瞭空，它監(jiān)管著數(shù)百億美元，與華爾街的金融公司勢均力敵疗我，有錢到與銀行和私募股權(quán)集團抗衡咆畏，爭相收購公司。
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The costs of bringing such expertise in-mansion means that they generally make sense only for those worth over $100m, the top 0.001% of the global pile. Asian tycoons such as Jack Ma of Alibaba have created their own fiefs.
養(yǎng)得起這種高級管家吴裤，必須是富豪中的富豪旧找，頂級中的頂級，比如馬云麦牺。? ??
【tycoon】
?a?wealthy?and?powerful?businessperson巨賈
【Fief 】中世紀歐洲的采邑制钮蛛。
維基百科上說
A fief was the central element of feudalism.
feudalism： a land grant in exchange for service.
這里可以引申為馬云是feudalism里的lord.他為這些高級管家提供fief, 可能是高薪資鞭缭，股權(quán)或者其他。
關(guān)于fief想了解更多魏颓，可以參考《A brief introduction of western civilization》
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The largest Western family offices, such as the one set up by George Soros, aninvestor and philanthropist, oversee tens of billions and are as muscular as Wall Street firms, competing with banks and private-equity groups to buy whole companies.
【Muscular】有肌肉的岭辣，這里形容財力雄厚， 很形象甸饱， 有財大氣粗的既視感沦童。
