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原文
Alibaba has taken a controlling stake in one of China's leading supermarket chains as it tries to fend off rival JD.com in the fast growing online grocery industry.
Alibaba is spending 28 billion Hong Kong dollars ($3.6 billion) to up its stake in Sun Art Retail Group from 36% to 72%, the company said in a statement Monday.
The company will then make a general offer to to buy out the rest of the retail company.
語言點
1. take a controlling stake 擁有絕對控股權
· controlling adj. 控制的
· take a stake 占股,持股
(if you take or have a stake in a business, you have invested money in it)
2. fend off 抵御
(defend oneself against sth.)
· fend off rival 在與對手的競爭中活下來
3. fast growing/developing 快速增長的
4. online grocery industry 在線百貨行業
5. spend v. 花費,本文可譯為“斥資”
6. up its stake 增加持股比例
· up v. 增加(increase)
7. Sun Art Retail Group 高鑫零售集團(目前國內最大零售公司)
8. make an offer 發出要約
9. general offer 收購要約(金融術語)
10. buy out 收購,買斷
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