The top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, is third, with President Barack Obama only in the fourth slot.

　　美军高级将领、海军上将迈克 马伦位居第三，美国现任总统奥巴马仅列第四。

　　"Some of the people you'll encounter on this list are influential in the traditional sense," Time managing editor Richard Stengel says. "But we also seek out people whose ideas and actions are revolutionizing their fields and transforming lives."

　　《时代》周刊主编理查德 斯坦格尔说：“上榜者中的有些人具有传统意义上的影响力，同时我们也在寻找那些用自己的理念和行动为各自的领域和生活带来变革的人物。”

　　Vocabulary:

　　figure skater：花样滑冰运动员