阿里腾讯入股平安保险

 　　New reports are suggesting the heads of Alibaba and Tencent are once-again investing in the insurance sector¹.

　　Alibaba founder² Jack³ Ma and Tencent Chair Pony⁴ Ma have reportedly become the new backers of Ping'An Insurance Group's latest share offering in Hong Kong, which is said to be worth nearly 5-billion US dollars.

　　The share offering of close to 37-billion Hong Kong Dollars is one of the largest share offerings of the year in Hong Kong.

　　Alibaba has confirmed the deal, saying it is Jack Ma's personal cash being used.

　　阿里腾讯入股平安保险

　　Tencent hasn't commented.

　　Ping'An Insurance is chaired by Ma Mingzhe.

　　The new investment is the 2nd time the so-called "three Ma's" have come together.

　　The three, along with a group of others, established Zhong'An Online Insurance last year, which is China's first online insurance retailer⁵.

　　During Zhong'An's first three quarters of operation, the company scored nearly 50 million US dollar worth of insurance deals.

　　For more on the new investments, we are joined now live by Benjamin Cavender, Principal at China Market Research.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• 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。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• 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。

4 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

5 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。