经济学人:阿里巴巴 一审再审(下)
时间：2019-02-24 作者：英语课 分类：经济学人商业系列
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Most intriguingly 1, the American regulator is also scrutinising how the company has handled its many related-party transactions. Jack 2 Ma, the firm's founder 3, caused outrage 4 when he unilaterally spun 5 off AliPay, Alibaba's lucrative 6 online-payments arm, in 2011 into an entity 7 that he controlled. That business, now known as Ant Financial Services Group, is valued at $60 billion and is heading for a public flotation.
最有趣的是，美国监管机构也正调查该公司如何处理数量庞大的多方交易。公司创始人马云单方面将支付宝分离出来引起了众怒，支付宝是阿里巴巴盈利丰厚的在线支付手段，2011年转为独立企业。这项业务如今以蚂蚁金融服务集团为人所知，该集团市值为600亿美元并且正积极筹备公开上市。
Where will this SEC action lead? It could be a routine inspection 8 of the sort most public companies can expect from time to time. Alibaba certainly denies any wrongdoing, noting that it is co-operating with the authorities and voluntarily disclosing the fact that it is under investigation 9. But if the regulators do uncover evidence of real misconduct, things could get nasty for China's most celebrated 10 firm.
美国证券交易委员会的行动将会引向何方？也许这只是大多数在美国上市的外国企业时不时要经历的常规检查。阿里巴巴当然会否认任何不法行为，指出这是和当局的合作并主动掩盖被调查的这项事实。但是万一监管机构揭露了其不法行为的证据，中国最著名的公司将会面临极为恶劣的情况。
The only certainty, argues Vasu Muthyala of Kobre & Kim, a law firm, is that Chinese firms face greater scrutiny 11. Mr Muthyala, a former prosecutor 12 who previously 13 served at the SEC, says: “As Chinese business looks west for new capital, customers and business partners, there will inevitably 14 be an increase in interest from American regulators.”
高博金律师事务所的 Vasu Muthyala表示唯一确定的是，中国公司面临严格的审查。曾任检察官的Muthyala现在在美国证券交易委员会任职，他表示：“因为中国企业希望在西方寻求新的资金，客户和商业伙伴，美国监管机构对中国的兴趣也会随之增加。”
1.rely on 依靠
例句:We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.
我们不得不依靠指南针和不错的运气找到这儿来。
2.global growth 全球经济增长
例句:Sound public finances are a decisive component 15 of economic stability and sustainable global growth.
健全的公共财政，是经济稳定和全球持续增长的一个决定性因素。
3.expect to 期望
例句:You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with.
不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人。
4.blame for 因…怪罪，责怪
例句:The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
欧洲出现了最严重的失业情况，这应当部分归咎于这项政策。
- Intriguingly, she gave to the music a developed although oddly malleable personality. 最神奇的是，她的音乐具有成熟却又很奇怪地极富可塑性。 来自互联网
- Intriguingly, the patients brains were riddled with tangles, but not amyloid plaques. 有趣的是，患者的大脑中充满了各缠结，但并没有粉斑。 来自互联网
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
n.创始者，缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
v.纺，杜撰，急转身
- His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
- Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。
adj.赚钱的，可获利的
- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物
- The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
- As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。
n.检查，审查，检阅
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.详细检查，仔细观察
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
adv.以前，先前（地）
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
adv.不可避免地；必然发生地
- In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
- Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。
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