【双语阅读】阿里巴巴竞标收购视频公司优酷土豆

    通过过去几年野心勃勃的投资和收购，阿里巴巴从原先一个只注重电子商务和电子支付的企业，现在已进军多个新型商业，包括电子地图、音乐、叫车、团购、即时通讯、在线旅行及在线学习。最近阿里巴巴宣布，将要收购优酷和土豆。下面跟小编一起来看一则相关报道。

　
　　China’s Internet conglomerate Alibaba announced Friday that it has made a non-binding all-cash offer to acquire the rest of the country’s most popular online video streaming website Youku Tudou Inc.
　　中国的综合性互联网企业阿里巴巴周五宣布，已向中国最受欢迎的在线视频网站优酷土豆集团发出非约束性要约，全现金收购剩余股份。
　　Alibaba currently owns 18.3 percent of the outstanding shares of Youku after a strategic investment in April 2014. It said in a press release that it proposed to buy the rest for US$26.6 per American depositary share in a US$4.2-billion deal.
　　在2014年4月的战略性投资后，阿里巴巴现持优酷18.3%的巨额股份。在一次新闻发布会，阿里巴巴计划收购剩余股份，按照每ADS(美国存托凭证)26.60美元计算，交易总额42亿美元。
　　The offer represents a 30 percent premium to Youku’s closing price on Thursday when Youku’s shares rose 4.88 percent to close at US$20.43 in New York.
　　优酷土豆股票在纽约证券交易所周四的股价上涨4.88%，收盘价达20.43美元，这次交易意味着比收盘价溢价30%。
　　Alibaba said it is making the proposal with the support of the founding shareholders of Youku, including Victor Koo, Chengwei Capital and their affiliates.
　　阿里巴巴称这次交易获得了优酷创始股东的支持，包括古永锵、成为基金及其子公司。
　　Under the proposal, Youku’s founder, Victor Koo, would continue to lead the business as chairman and chief executive officer.
　　在这次交易下，优酷的创始者古永锵仍会继续担任董事会主席和首席执行官，领导业务发展。
　　Digital entertainment is core to Alibaba’s strategy of promoting consumption of virtual goods and services.
　　电子娱乐是阿里巴巴推动虚拟物品与服务消费战略的核心部分。
　　"Digital products, especially video, are just as important as physical goods in e-commerce, and Youku’s high-quality video content will be a core component of Alibaba’s digital product offering in the future," said Daniel Zhang, chief executive officer of Alibaba Group.
　　阿里巴巴首席执行官张勇说：“电子商品，特别是视频，和电子商务中的实物一样重要。优酷高质量的视频内容将成为未来阿里巴巴电子产品供应链中的一个核心部分。”
　　"A closer partnership with Youku will give us the opportunity to support Victor and his leadership team to fulfill the dream of building the leading digital entertainment platform in China," said Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma.
　　阿里巴巴的主席马云说：“和优酷进一步的合作关系给了我们一个支持古永锵和他的领导团队的机会，让他们能够实现搭建中国领军电子娱乐平台的梦想。”
　　Youku currently has more than 500 million active users.
　　优酷现有超过五亿的活跃用户。
　　After ambitious investments and acquisitions over the past few years, Alibaba, which once mainly focused on e-commerce and digital payment, has entered an array of new businesses, like digital mapping, music, taxi hailing, group buying, instant messaging and online tourism and learning.
　　通过过去几年野心勃勃的投资和收购，阿里巴巴从原先一个只注重电子商务和电子支付的企业，现在已进军多个新型商业，包括电子地图、音乐、叫车、团购、即时通讯、在线旅行及在线学习。
　　Alibaba’s shares rose 4.73 percent to close at US$71.78 in New York on Thursday. Despite the rally, its shares have fallen 40 percent from its all-time-high of US$120 in early November last year amid growth concerns.
　　周四，阿里巴巴股价上涨4.73%，在纽约收盘价为71.78美元。尽管有所回升，但由于对增长的担忧，距去年11月上旬的最高价120美元下降40%。
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