阿里巴巴再次否认资助美国总统侯选人竞选

 　　Chinese Internet giant the Alibaba Holding Group denied last Monday that the company made financial contributions to candidates in the recently-concluded US presidential election, after rumors¹ spread that several Chinese financial institutions and even a Chinese movie star donated tens of millions of dollars to US political causes.

　　最近有谣言称几家中国金融机构、甚至一位中国电影明星向美国大选总统候选人捐献了数千万美元，但中国互联网巨头阿里巴巴控股集团于上周一否认了这一说法。

　　In addition to Alibaba, China Minsheng Bank, the Fosun Group, One Foundation and Foxconn are all rumored² to have donated money.

　　除阿里巴巴之外，据传中国民生银行、复星集团、壹基金以及富士康等都向美国大选总统候选人捐了款。

　　阿里巴巴再次否认资助美国总统侯选人竞选

　　Zhao Wei, a movie star, was the individual Chinese donor³ which contributed the most to the presidential race, according to online rumors which did not explain to which candidate the actress or the firms allegedly gave money.

　　跟据网上的谣言称，电影明星赵薇是中国向美国总统大选捐款最多的个人，但却并没有指出赵薇和这些公司到底是把钱捐给了哪位候选人。

　　Alibaba said in a statement sent to the Global Times last Monday that the rumors originally spread on WeChat - a Chinese instant messaging app developed by its competitor Tencent Holdings - and added that the public should help identify the original source of these kinds of rumors, which have already affected⁴ many companies and individuals.

　　阿里巴巴于上周一向《环球时报》发送了一份声明，称该谣言最初是从微信开始传播的。此外阿里还表示，公众应该帮助找出这些已经影响到了很多企业和个人的谣言的来源。

　　WeChat helps rumors circulate to some extent, which then eventually become "uncontrollable," Alibaba statement argued.

　　阿里巴巴在声明中表示，微信在某种程度上助长了谣言的传播，使得谣言最终变得“不可控制”。

1 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 rumored   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.传闻( rumor的过去式和过去分词 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• It is rumored that he cheats on his wife. 据传他对他老婆不忠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede. 传说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。 来自辞典例句

3 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。