小米宣布投资优酷土豆

 　　Xiaomi, a privately¹ owned Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing, announced today it has invested over 10 million dollars in Youku and Tudou.com, major video hosting services in the Chinese Internet video sector².

　　That was just after China's Single Day on which the sales of Xiaomi products reached 1.2 billion RMB with 8,500,000 units sold on mobile devices.

　　Xiaomi also announced early this month it plans to make a billion dollar investment in video industries, mainly to solve content issues on Xiaomi TV, and to improve user's experiences.

　　Lei Jun, the Founder³ and CEO of Xiaomi, states that establishing a strong video section is very important and the current goal of Xiaomi is to combine the device with content.

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　　Lei considers meeting the current goal as the key in improving competitiveness as a domestic brand.

　　Xiaomi was founded in April 2010 by Lei and his friends in Zhongguancun which has been called "China's Silicon⁴ Valley." Xiaomi's first smartphone debuted⁵ on Aug. 16, 2011.

　　And Xiaomi is aiming for an initial public offering as early as next year.

　　For more on the Xiaomi Inc. investment in Youku and Tudou, the Beijing Hour's Shane Bigham spoke⁶ earlier with Cao Can, CRI's Financial Commentator⁷.

1 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

2 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。

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 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

5 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。