2021年经济学人 特斯拉不再接受比特币购车

SoftBank reported net income of 5trn yen¹ ($46bn) for the year ending March 31st, a record annual profit for a Japanese company. Much of that came from gains in its vision-fund investments, particularly Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company that went public in March. It reported a deep quarterly loss this week, despite rising sales.

在截至3月31日的财年中，软银公布了5万亿日元(460亿美元)的净利润，创下了日本企业年度最高净利润。其中大部分利润来自软银愿景基金投资的收益，特别是今年3月上市的韩国电子商务公司Coupang。尽管销售额上升，但本周该公司公布了严重的季度亏损。

Elon Musk², a vocal³ backer of digital currencies, reversed his three-month-old policy and said that Tesla would not now accept bitcoin as payment for its cars because of the environmental effects from the electricity used to power the currency on computers.

公开支持数字货币的埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)改变了他长达三个月的政策，称特斯拉现在不接受比特币作为购车的付款方式，原因是利用电脑”挖矿“的电力会对环境造成影响。

The EU’s General Court, the second highest in the bloc⁴, ruled that the European Commission was wrong to order Amazon to pay 250m euros ($300m) in taxes to Luxembourg, finding that the commission had not proved the firm received special tax treatment. The same court made a similar decision last year in the case of Apple; the commission is appealing that ruling to the European Court of Justice.

欧盟第二最高法院——欧盟总法院裁定，欧盟委员会要求亚马逊向卢森堡缴纳2.5亿欧元(3亿美元)的税款是无效的，因为欧盟委员会没有证明该公司获得了特殊的税收待遇。该法院去年对苹果公司一案做出了类似的裁决；欧盟委员会正在向欧洲法院上诉。

Almost 40% of the shareholder⁵ vote at AstraZeneca’s annual meeting rejected the salary package for its ceo, the latest in a wave of rebellions by investors⁶ against generous payouts for executives dished out during the pandemic. The pay policy—which increases the potential bonus and stock awards for Pascal Soriot—was approved by just 60% of shareholders⁷ at the meeting.

在阿斯利康的年度股东大会上，近40%的股东投票否决了其首席执行官的薪酬方案，这是投资者反对疫情期间向高管慷慨支付薪酬的最新一波反叛浪潮。该薪酬政策增加了帕斯卡尔·索里奥(Soriot)的潜在奖金和股票奖励，在会议上仅得到60%股东的支持。

There were more signs of a recovery in the tourism industry. TUI, the world’s largest tour company, said there had been a clear pickup⁸ in demand. Although it doesn’t expect its business in 2021 to reach pre-pandemic levels, bookings for holidays next year from Britain, one of its biggest customer markets, are exceeding bookings at this point in 2019.

旅游业出现了更多复苏的迹象。全球最大的旅游公司途易(TUI)表示，市场需求出现了明显回升。尽管该公司预计2021年的业务无法达到疫情前的水平，但其最大的客户市场之一英国明年假期的预订量已超过2019年的预定量。

1 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

2 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

3 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

4 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

5 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

6 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

7 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

8 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。