阿里巴巴集团否认向克林顿基金会政治献金

 　　Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba last Monday dismissed speculation¹ that its cooperation with a US foundation named for former US president Bill Clinton was linked with financial support for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

　　中国电子商务巨头阿里巴巴于上周一否认了与克林顿基金会（以美国前总统比尔·克林顿的名字命名）的合作，也否认了向希拉里·克林顿总统竞选提供财政支持的推测。

　　Alibaba's contributions to the Clinton Foundation dated back to a $250,000 donation to international AIDS care and treatment in 2005, Alibaba said on its official Sina Weibo account.

　　在其官方微博上，阿里巴巴写道，该集团曾在2005年向克林顿基金会捐献25万美元，用于国际艾滋病的治疗与关怀。

　　Alibaba stopped contributing donations to the foundation in 2012, the company said, stressing that it boasts a specialized² team to ensure that the foundation's work advanced Alibaba's goals.

　　阿里巴巴集团表示已经在2012年停止了对克林顿基金会的赞助，并拥有一支专门的团队来确保基金会的工作有助于促进阿里巴巴的目标。

　　阿里巴巴集团否认向克林顿基金会政治献金

　　The Clinton Foundation, a non-governmental organization, was established in 1997 during Bill Clinton's second presidential term. It aims to resolve issues related to global health and wellness, climate change, and girls and women's rights.

　　克林顿基金会成立于1997年，成立于比尔·克林顿第二任期时，是一家全球性非政府组织，其目的是解决全球卫生和公共健康、气候变化和女性权益等相关问题。

　　Donations to the Clinton Foundation have come from a broad range of national governments and transnational companies, thepaper.cn reported.

　　据澎湃新闻报道，克林顿基金会的资金来源非常广泛，主要来自各国政府和跨国公司。

　　Some online reports linked Clinton Foundation donors³ to contributions to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, particularly pointing out the contributions of Chinese companies including Alibaba, Fosun Group - one of the largest holding companies in China - and Minsheng Banking⁴ Corp.

　　网上有些报道将克林顿基金会的捐赠者和希拉里总统竞选的赞助者联系在一起，尤其指出了一些中国公司的赞助，如阿里巴巴、中国最大的控股公司之一复星集团、中国民生银行。

　　The foundation's donations records show that Chinese companies including Alibaba gave less than $1 million, while many foreign companies gave donations of about $5 million, thepaper.cn reported.

　　据澎湃新闻报道，克林顿基金会的捐款记录表明，阿里巴巴等中国公司的捐款超过了100万美元，而很多外国企业的捐款高达500万美元。

　　Alibaba also dismissed speculation about its involvement in the former secretary of state's e-mail controversy⁵, explaining that the foundation began to make its donation records open to the public in 2008. The use of Alibaba's funds was strictly⁶ supervised and was absolutely restricted to charitable actions.

　　阿里巴巴表示自己未参与美国前国务卿的“邮件门”事件，并解释称克林顿基金会从2008年开始将捐款记录公诸于众。阿里巴巴基金的使用受到严格的监督，绝对只限于慈善活动。

 

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

3 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。