阿里巴巴接受美国证交会调查

 Alibaba, the US-listed Chinese ecommerce group, is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential violations² of US securities law.

在美国上市的中国电子商务集团阿里巴巴(Alibaba)由于可能违反美国证券法正受到美国证交会(SEC)的调查。

SEC officials have asked the company to provide documents and other information relating to several aspects of its business, including its accounting³ for its Cainiao logistics business, its handling of related party transactions and its reporting of operating data from Singles Day, an unofficial Chinese holiday that is now marked by the biggest shopping frenzy⁴ in the global calendar.

SEC官员要求该公司提供与其多个业务方面相关的文件和其他信息，包括其菜鸟物流业务的会计、对关联方交易的处理、以及“光棍节”运营数据的报告。“光棍节”是中国一个非官方节日，如今成了全球日历上最大的购物狂欢节。

The company said in its annual report, filed with the SEC on May 24, that it was voluntarily disclosing that the probe was taking place and was co-operating with investigators⁵.

该公司在年报中（于5月24日提交SEC备案）称，其主动披露了SEC正在进行调查以及它正在配合调查的情况。

Alibaba’s lawyers have provided regulators with the requested documents.

阿里巴巴的律师向监管机构提供了要求被查看的文档。

SEC officials informed the company that the request for information did not indicate that “any violation¹ of federal securities law has occurred”, Alibaba said, adding that it could not say when the matter would be resolved.

阿里巴巴表示，SEC官员通知该公司称，要求提供信息并不意味着它“出现了任何违反联邦证券法的行为”。它补充称，不知道问题何时才能解决。

Alibaba shares were down 3.9 per cent to $77.96 in morning trading in New York.

在纽约早盘交易中，阿里巴巴股价下跌3.9%，至77.96美元。

The internet retailer⁶, which has annual revenue of $15.7bn, overcame several previous controversies⁷ to establish itself on US securities markets.

这家年营收157亿美元的互联网零售商之前克服了几个争议才进入美国证券市场。

Its 2014 initial public offering raised $25bn, making it the largest in history.

阿里巴巴2014年进行首次公开募股筹集资金250亿美元，使之成为史上规模最大的IPO。

The US-China Security Review Commission that year criticised Alibaba’s use of a structure called a “variable interest entity”, which is designed to circumvent⁸ China’s prohibition⁹ on foreign investment in industries such as internet and telecoms.

当年，美中经济与安全审查委员会(US-China Economic and Security Review Commission)批评阿里巴巴利用了所谓“可变权益实体”的结构——旨在避开中国在互联网和电信等行业禁止外国投资的规定。

The SEC has approved dozens of similarly structured China IPOs since 2000.

自2000年以来，SEC批准了数十次类似结构的中国企业IPO。

Alibaba was for several years on a US government list of companies implicated¹⁰ in the sale of pirated goods.

阿里巴巴多年来一直被列入美国政府编制的涉及出售盗版商品的企业名单。

But the company worked to eliminate such products from its online mall and escaped the annual listing of “notorious markets” in 2012.

但是，该公司一直在努力将此类商品从起在线商城中消除，并且在2012年逃过了“恶名市场”的年度名单。

Alibaba has beefed up its political operation in recent years.

近年来，阿里巴巴加强了政治运作。

It is represented in the US capital by a lobbying firm headed by Ken¹¹ Duberstein, Ronald Reagan’s former White House chief of staff.

在美国首都，它由一家由罗纳德?里根(Ronald Reagan)前白宫幕僚长肯?杜伯斯坦(Ken Duberstein)领导的游说公司代表。

It also added a noted¹² Republican communications professional, Jim Wilkinson, former Treasury¹³ department chief of staff, as head of international corporate¹⁴ affairs, based in San Francisco.

阿里巴巴还聘请著名的共和党沟通专家、美国财政部前幕僚长吉姆?威尔金森(Jim Wilkinson)担任国际企业事务的负责人，常驻旧金山。

Mr Wilkinson worked for Treasury secretary Hank Paulson during the global financial crisis and earlier served as a senior adviser¹⁵ to secretary of state Condoleezza Rice.

在全球金融危机中，威尔金森成为时任财政部长的汉克?保尔森(Hank Paulson)工作，此前曾担任过前国务卿康多莉扎?赖斯(Condoleezza Rice)的高级顾问。

1 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

2 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

3 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

4 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

5 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句

8 circumvent   

vt.环绕，包围；对…用计取胜，智胜

参考例句：

• Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的。

9 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

10 implicated   

adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的

参考例句：

• These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

12 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

13 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

14 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

15 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。