2016年经济学人 阿里巴巴 一审再审(下)

 

Most intriguingly¹, the American regulator is also scrutinising how the company has handled its many related-party transactions. Jack² Ma, the firm's founder³, caused outrage⁴ when he unilaterally spun⁵ off AliPay, Alibaba's lucrative⁶ online-payments arm, in 2011 into an entity⁷ 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 inspection⁸ 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 investigation⁹. But if the regulators do uncover evidence of real misconduct, things could get nasty for China's most celebrated¹⁰ 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 scrutiny¹¹. Mr Muthyala, a former prosecutor¹² who previously¹³ served at the SEC, says: “As Chinese business looks west for new capital, customers and business partners, there will inevitably¹⁴ 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 intriguingly   

参考例句：

• 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

2 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。

3 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。

4 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• 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。

5 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• 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。

6 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• 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。

7 entity   

n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物

参考例句：

• 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。

8 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• 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。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• 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。

10 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• 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。

11 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• 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。

12 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• 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。

13 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• 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。

14 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• 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。