沙特拟建世界第一高楼 本拉登集团参与建造

　　The world's biggest tower is to be built for $1.2billion in Saudi Arabia by the Bin Ladens。

　　沙特阿拉伯欲花费12亿美元打造世界第一高楼，本拉登集团将参与工程建设。

　　Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said he had signed a deal to build the 3,280ft high Kingdom Tower north of the Red Sea city of Jeddah。

　　沙特王子阿尔瓦利德·本·塔拉尔表示他已经签订合同在红海边的吉达市建立约3280英尺高(约1000米)的王国大厦。

　　The sprawling mega project, first announced in 2008, will cover two square miles at its base. It will stand a kilometre high and is the first in a sprawling mega project for a plan called 'Kingdom City'。

　　这项浩大工程最先于2008年提出，占地面积50万平方米，这座高楼预计高1000米，该高楼是一项名为“王国城”计划的第一步。

　　It will include a hotel, serviced apartments, luxury flats, and offices occupying around 852 square miles。

　　这座高楼将包括一个酒店、酒店式公寓、豪华公寓及办公室，这些场所占地面积852平方英里。

　　Originally, the intention was to build the tower a mile high - a feat that would mean a 12-minute journey in a lift to get to the top - but there were fears that the soil would not support its foundations。

　　原本该计划是打算建一座高5280英尺的高楼，乘坐普通电梯从楼底到顶层要12分钟，但因为担心地基不足以支持这样的高度而降低了建设高度。

　　Construction company, Saudi Binladen Group has been given the contract to build the structure, one of seven ambitious projects in the kingdom which is OPEC's top exporter of oil。

　　承建公司本拉登集团已接到该项工程的合同。作为欧佩克组织的头号石油输出国，该高楼计划是该国七大项目之一。

　　The work is intended to diversify the economy from the crude oil that has fuelled the kingdom's growth for years。

　　该工程是为了使该国的经济更多样化，近年来原油开发已经使沙特的经济得到高速发展。

　　It also reflects a continuation of the unstated race between the oil rich Gulf nations that are also pumping tens of billions of dollars into job creation and housing for their lower income residents。

　　这也反映了海湾石油大国的贫富差距问题的继续，这些海湾石油出口国投入了数十亿美元用于创造就业机会和为低收入家庭提供住房。

　　In June 2009, KHC signed a deal with Dubai-based Emaar Properties to develop and oversee the construction of Kingdom City and Kingdom Tower。

　　早在2009年6月，KHC与总部位于迪拜的艾玛尔地产公司就开发和监督“王国城”和“王国大厦”的问题签订了协议。

　　Emaar, which is partly owned by Dubai's government, is the developer of the Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest building in the world。

　　艾玛尔集团部分由迪拜政府掌控，该集团是哈利法塔，即当今世界第一高楼的开发商。