阿里与软银成立合资公司SB Cloud

 Alibaba and SoftBank have announced a new joint¹ venture targeting Japan’s competitive cloud computing² market.

阿里巴巴(Alibaba)和软银(SoftBank)宣布成立一家新的合资公司，瞄准日本竞争激烈的云计算市场。

The new company, SB Cloud Corporation, will open a new data centre in Japan and plans to provide public cloud computing services from the Chinese e-commerce conglomerate’s Alibaba Cloud subsidiary, according to an announcement by the companies.

这两家公司的公告称，名为SB Cloud Corporation的新公司将在日本开设一个新的数据中心，通过这家中国电商企业集团的子公司阿里云(Alibaba Cloud)，提供公共云计算服务。

阿里与软银成立合资公司SB Cloud

In 2016 Japan ranked second among top markets for global cloud services according to a case study by the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Despite an established market of local competitors, the administration noted⁴ that Japan “has no current trade barriers that offer preference to domestic cloud providers.”

美国商务部国际贸易局的一份案例研究显示，2016年，日本是全球第二大云计算服务市场。该局指出，尽管那是一个国内公司相互竞争的成熟市场，但日本“目前并不存在偏向于国内云服务供应商的行业壁垒。”

SoftBank is a major shareholder⁵ in Alibaba and will hold a 60 per cent share of the new company.

软银是阿里巴巴的一个大股东，将持有新公司60%的股权。

Sicheng Yu, vice³ president at Alibaba Cloud, said: We are proud that Alibaba Cloud can leverage⁶ its cloud computing expertise⁷ in the joint venture with SoftBank. We look forward to helping⁸ more Japanese companies grow their business with our secure, scalable and innovative⁹ cloud computing services.

阿里云副总裁喻思成说：阿里云将在与软银的这家合资企业中运用自己的云计算专业能力，我们对此感到自豪。我们期待着利用我们安全、可扩展和创新的云计算服务，帮助更多日本企业实现业务增长。

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

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 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

7 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。