2019年经济学人 一周要闻 阿里巴巴重返港股 中美谈判再添变数 沙特阿美正式开启IPO

 

The world this week

本周要闻

Business

商业

Disney’s streaming video service went live, the latest in a lengthening¹ line of challengers to Netflix’s dominance of the market. The trove² of programming on Disney+ not only includes its archive of animated³ classics, but also catalogues of material from other studios that Disney owns, which include Marvel⁴, Pixar and 20th Century Fox. Along with rivals like Amazon and Apple (but not Netflix) Disney wants to entice⁵ customers into its wider product range—in its case, theme parks and cruises.

迪士尼的流媒体视频服务上线了，这是对Netflix主导市场的一系列挑战中的最新一项。Disney+上的节目资源不仅包括经典动画，还包括迪士尼旗下其他工作室的资料目录，其中包括漫威、皮克斯以及20世纪福克斯。与亚马逊和苹果(但不包括Netflix)等竞争对手一样，迪士尼希望吸引顾客进入其更广泛的产品范围——例如主题公园和游轮。

Donald Trump⁶ increased the pressure on China to agree to a “phase one” trade deal, threatening to raise tariffs⁷ “substantially” if it does not. Whether America removes all tariffs or just those that are scheduled to come into effect in December remains⁸ a sticking-point in the negotiations⁹. Diplomats¹⁰ are also searching for a neutral venue¹¹ where the two countries’ presidents can sign a deal in front of the world’s cameras, after Chile cancelled the apec summit in Santiago where the ceremony was supposed to take place.

特朗普加大了对中国的压力，要求对方同意一项“第一阶段”贸易协定，并威胁称，如果中方不同意，他将“大幅”提高关税。美国是取消所有关税，还是只取消将于12月生效的关税，仍是谈判的关键问题。外交官们还在寻找一个中立国，让两国领导人能够在全球的见证下签署协议。此前，智利取消了原定在圣地亚哥举行亚太经济组织峰会。

GDP in both Germany and Japan grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter compared with the previous three months. Germany avoided a recession (its economy shrank by 0.2% in the second quarter), helped in part by a welcome rise in the country’s exports, which have struggled during global trade tensions. Britain also dodged¹² a recession, chalking up growth of 0.3% following a previous contraction¹³. Solid performances in the construction and services sectors¹⁴ offset¹⁵ flat growth in agriculture and manufacturing.

与前三个月相比，德国和日本第三季度的国内生产总值（GDP）仅增长了0.1%。德国避免了经济衰退(其经济在第二季度缩水了0.2%)，这一定程度得益于该国受欢迎的出口增长，该国出口在全球贸易紧张局势中举步维艰。英国也躲过了经济衰退，在此前的经济萎缩后，该国经济增长了0.3%。建筑业和服务业的强劲表现抵消了农业和制造业的疲弱增长。

Alibaba was reported to have secured approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange to sell shares in a secondary listing. The Chinese e-commerce giant listed on the New York bourse five years ago. It had been expected to float shares in Hong Kong earlier this year, before the outbreak of huge street protests; the threat of escalating¹⁶ unrest to the financial hub still remains.

据报道，阿里巴巴已获得香港证券交易所的批准，可在香港进行二次上市。这家中国电子商务巨头五年前在纽约证券交易所上市。今年早些时候，在香港出现大规模暴乱前，人们曾预计该公司将在港上市；暴乱水平的升级对这个金融中心的威胁依然存在。

The prospectus¹⁷ for Saudi Aramco’s ipo provided few details for investors¹⁸, such as an indicative share price or an exact date for its stockmarket debut¹⁹ on the Riyadh exchange. Those particulars are expected to be announced soon. The prospectus did indicate that 1bn shares in the state-owned oil company will be offered to Saudi Arabia’s small investors.

沙特阿美石油公司(Saudi Aramco)的ipo招股说明书并未向投资者提供多少细节，如指示性股价或其在利雅得交易所上市的确切日期。这些细节预计将很快公布。招股说明书确实表明，这家国有石油公司的10亿股股票将出售给沙特的小投资者。

1 lengthening   

（时间或空间）延长，伸长( lengthen的现在分词 )； 加长

参考例句：

• The evening shadows were lengthening. 残阳下的影子越拉越长。
• The shadows are lengthening for me. 我的影子越来越长了。 来自演讲部分

2 trove   

n.被发现的东西，收藏的东西

参考例句：

• He assembled a rich trove of Chinese porcelain.他收集了一批中国瓷器。
• The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art.这个画廊是中世纪艺术的宝库。

3 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

4 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

5 entice   

v.诱骗，引诱，怂恿

参考例句：

• Nothing will entice the children from television.没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开。
• I don't see why the English should want to entice us away from our native land.我不明白，为什英国人要引诱我们离开自己的国土。

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

9 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

10 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

12 dodged   

v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 contraction   

n.缩略词，缩写式，害病

参考例句：

• The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
• The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。

14 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

16 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

17 prospectus   

n.计划书；说明书；慕股书

参考例句：

• An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。
• The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。

18 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

19 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。