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　　HANGZHOU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The world's leading e-commerce company Alibaba will promote French brands to Chinese consumers through its online platforms, under a new deal with the French government signed Friday.
Alibaba will help French businesses expand sales in China by providing them with express enrollment¹, brand promotion² and marketing³ support on its online retail⁴ platform Tmall.com, according to the three-year cooperation deal.
The deal was reached Friday night at Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, pursuant to a Memorandum⁵ of Understanding signed between the company's founder⁶ and chairman Jack⁷ Ma and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
Alibaba to promote French brands in China under new deal
"This agreement is a wonderful opportunity to allow more and more Chinese customers to discover new French brands through a modern system of distribution," said Fabius during his visit to Alibaba Friday.
"We are confident it will significantly widen the choice of French products available for Chinese consumers who will enjoy their well-deserved reputation of high quality and security," said Fabius.
Jack Ma said the deal embodied⁸ the company's mission to "help make it easy to do business anywhere."
Ma first discussed the possibility of the deal with Fabius during a visit to Paris in March.
"This MOU is an example of how Alibaba Group can work hand-in-hand with foreign trade entities⁹ to expand global cross-border trade in order to benefit both global businesses and Chinese consumers through our marketplaces," said Ma.
Under the agreement, Alibaba Group's related company Alipay and its affiliated¹⁰ company China Smart Logistics are committed to support Alibaba Group's endeavors with their remittance¹¹ and logistic functions.
Following Friday's signing of the agreement, Tmall.com will launch a French brands promotion campaign participated by more than 30 online flagship stores.
The week-long "Elegance¹² of France" campaign, beginning on May 19, will highlight exclusive product launches and specialty¹³ limited-edition items from the featured French brands.
The 15-year-old Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company. It had a gross merchandise volume of 248 billion U.S. dollars in 2013 on its three major trading platforms.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

4 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

5 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

6 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。

7 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。

8 embodied   

v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 )；象征；包括；包含

参考例句：

• a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth 代表黑人青年希望的政治家
• The heroic deeds of him embodied the glorious tradition of the troops. 他的英雄事迹体现了军队的光荣传统。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

10 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

11 remittance   

n.汇款，寄款，汇兑

参考例句：

• Your last month's salary will be paid by remittance.最后一个月的薪水将通过汇寄的方式付给你。
• A prompt remittance would be appreciated.速寄汇款不胜感激。

12 elegance   

n.优雅；优美，雅致；精致，巧妙

参考例句：

• The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。
• John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。

13 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。