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这几天关于 滴滴在美上市 的新闻铺天盖地，大部分的观点都是有关出行信息泄漏方面的，我们从路透社与腾讯新闻里汇编了一份双语阅读材料，虽然与信息泄露关系不大，却是常见的新闻通稿题材，并点评其中的一些 高频词 ，希望对同学们参加Catti考试有所帮助。
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set to
China listing frenzy in U.S. set to be boosted by Didi IPO
滴滴出行IPO将推动更多中国企业赴美上市
英文新闻标题讲求精简， set to 一词就用的非常好； be set to 可以理解为be going to 将要，已成定势 。
比如：
Ms Chaney’s version of a story often misread is, no doubt, set to capture the attention of yet another generation of Chanel enthusiasts.
香奈儿的故事经常被误读，钱尼所讲述的版本无疑 将 引起另一批香奈儿的狂热粉丝的关注。
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Ride-hailing & Supercharge
Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing’s planned $4 billion New York debut will supercharge Chinese listings in the United States on the back of an all-time high in the first half the year, despite political sparring between the two countries.
在中美政治关系持续紧张的背景下， 网约车 巨头滴滴出行计划在纽约上市，筹资40亿美元。这将在今年上半年中国企业赴美上市创下历史新高的基础上，推动更多企业加入这股上市热潮。
在这里，请同学们特比要关注 ride-hailing 一词，这个词的中文版本有好几个： 驾驶招停、网约车、打车出行 。其实是同一个概念的不同角度的解释。近期有关滴滴打车的英文新闻中，常常可以见到 ride-hailing 一词，考二口的同学们要注意了。
再来学一个词：
Supercharge (vt.): make faster or more powerful.
中文译为： 加速，赋能
eg. Aligning your plan of attack with a solid understanding of your motivations will supercharge your self-improvement efforts.
充分理解你的动机来衡量你的计划，这将增加你自我改善的能力。
Supercharger 作为名词的时候，意思是指 机械增压发动机 。
A total of 29 initial public offerings (IPOs) by Chinese companies in the United States in the first six months of the year raised $7.6 billion, the highest amount ever for that time period, according to Refinitiv data.
金融信息公司Refinitiv统计的数据显示，今年前六个月，中国企业在美国总共进行了29次首次公开募股(IPO)，共筹资76亿美元，创下同期最高纪录。
这段的译文请Catti笔译的学员特别关注，中文的语序调整，是先说数据显示、再说时间、再概述事件、然后是事件细节与其意义。
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fallout
That was significantly higher than the $1.9 billion worth of listings in the same time period last year when Chinese firms were more cautious about uncertainties over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
这远远高于去年同期19亿美元的上市规模。当时中资企业谨慎认为，新冠疫情对经济的 影响 存在不确定性。
每次提起“ 影响 ”一词，同学们第一反应会是 impact、influence ，今天来学一个特别地道的词： fallout (n): the bad results of a situation or an action 后果；余波 ，可以看出这个“影响”是隐含了负面影响。
eg . But avoiding the sort of profligate spending of the US and UK has not saved Japan, Germany and China from credit bust fallout .
但是，避免美英等国那种大肆消费习惯，并未使日本、德国和中国免受信贷萧条的 冲击 。
His reputation would be shot either way, he thought, and the fallout from resigning would be less than the grief from staying on.
他觉得，这两种情况都会损及自己的名声，而辞职的附带 影响 ，会比留下来要小一些。
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Kick out
The rush of listings happened despite continued political tension between the two countries under President Joe Biden, and the looming threat of U.S. kicking out Chinese companies if they fail to meet auditing standards
美国总统拜登上任后美中政治关系持续紧张，而且中国企业如果审计不达标，可能在美国面临退市的威胁。尽管如此，仍然出现了中企争先恐后的上市热。
这段的译文是按照事件发展顺序铺开的，也理顺了逻辑。其中 Kick out (vt): to dismiss or eject forcefully or summarily 踢出，逐出。
eg . The voters of Bath kicked him out in 1992.
巴斯的选民在1992年将他赶下了台。
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appealing
“The Chinese equity story is still appealing to international investors, whereas the U.S. valuation and international fund raising opportunities are just as appealing to the Chinese issuers,” said Ivy Wong, chair of law firm Baker McKenzie’s Asia Pacific capital markets practice.
贝克•麦肯锡律师事务所(Baker McKenzie)亚太资本市场业务负责人王端淇表示：“中国股市对国际投资者仍有巨大 吸引力 ，而赴美上市的更高估值和更大国际融资机会对中国企业也同样有吸引力。”
在投资领域中表“有 吸引力 ”可以使用 appealing 一词。 Equity 在投资领域中往往就是指 股票、股市 ，学员们可以根据上下文再优化下译文即可。
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coming into play
“Having contemplated the audit requirements coming into play for quite some time, it doesn’t seem that the investors’ appetite has changed nor the issuers’ appetite to list and raise funds from U.S. listings has changed.
“尽管美国推出了更严格的审计规则，但投资者的胃口似乎没有改变，中国企业在美国上市和筹集资金的意愿也没有改变。”
Come into play : to help produce or influence a result 起作用，奏效。
eg . All your faculties have come into play in your work.
在你的工作中, 你的全部才能已起到了作用。
Personal feelings should not come into play when you are making business decisions.
为公事作决策不应掺入个人感情成分。
There are now 10 companies with public filings to list in the United States, the largest being Didi which is aiming to raise $4 billion for a valuation of more than $60 billion. The 29 listings so far in 2021 compares with just 13 at the same time last year, according to the data.
目前有10家中国企业提交了在美国上市的公开申请，其中最大的是滴滴出行，该公司的目标是筹集40亿美元资金，估值超过600亿美元。数据显示，2021年到目前为止，有29家中国企业赴美上市，而去年同期只有13家。
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press on
The Biden administration has pressed on with the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in December, which is aimed at removing Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges if they fail to comply with American auditing standards for three years in a row.
拜登政府一直在推动前总统特朗普去年12月签署的“外国公司问责法案”，该法案的目标是将连续三年未达到美国审计标准的中国企业从美国交易所退市。
Press on : to start or continue doing something in a determined way, often despite problems 继续，坚决推进；加强。
eg . Of course, Google is going to press on with its social strategy, but simply because it makes sense, not out of fear of any other company.
当然，Goolge会加强自身的社会化战略，但这仅因为此举极具意义，而非出自对其它公司的恐惧。
Your immediate concern is to press on with your own preparations, but how wonderful that with your upliftment there is so much to gain.
你们最需要关心的就是加快自己的准备工作，而且现在与你们提升一起到来的奇妙事物同时也有这么多的理由去赢得。
The biggest Chinese listing in the United States so far this year was Full Truck Alliance (YMM.N), sometimes referred to as “Uber for trucks”, which raised $1.6 billion earlier last week. E-cigarette company RLX Technology (RLX.N) followed closely behind, raising $1.4 billion in January.
今年以来，中国在美上市规模最大的公司是被称为“卡车界Uber”的满帮集团，该公司上周早些时候募集了16亿美元资金。*子烟电**公司雾芯科技(RLX.N)紧随其后，1月份融资14亿美元。
Didi is expected to be the biggest U.S. IPO this year.
滴滴预计将创造今年美国规模最大的IPO。
The share sale, which will price on Tuesday, will also be one of the biggest by any Chinese company in the United States since Alibaba raised $25 billion in 2014.
滴滴出行此次股票发售将于周二定价，这也将是自2014年阿里巴巴筹集250亿美元以来，中国企业在美国规模最大的上市交易之一。
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除了以上的新闻通稿翻译学习外，还为同学们补充以下非常好用的词组：
1. push one’s luck: to risk losing the good favor or fortune one has garnered thus far by brashly or overconfidently seeking more.
得寸进尺、贪心不足
eg. I’ve had some good winnings at mah-jong, but I don’t think I should push my luck any further.
我玩麻将赢了不少钱，但我觉得我不应该得寸进尺。
2. steal someone’s thunder
抢别人的风头、抢别人的功劳
eg. You’ll steal her thunder if you wear that dress tonight!
如果你今晚穿那条裙子，你会抢了她的风头的！
3. steal a march on (someone): get an advantage over someone by acting before he/she does.
抢先一步、抢占先机
eg. They stole a march on us and got the big contract.
他们比我们抢先一步，拿下了那个大单。
4. branch out: to start to do something different from what you usually do, especially in your job.
指尝试一个新的或者不同的方向或领域
eg. The bookstore has decided to branch out into selling software and electronic publications.
那家书店已经决定扩大经营范围，销售软件和电子出版物。
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