腾讯云计划新增五大海外数据中心

 　　Tencent Holdings Ltd announced last Wednesday plans to more than double the number of its offshore¹ data centers this year, its latest push to grow its cloud business and serve both international companies as well as Chinese groups wanting to expand overseas.

　　腾讯控股有限公司上周三宣称，计划于今年内将它的海外数据中心至少翻一番，并提出了它最近扩展云服务业务，来为那些跨国公司和计划向海外发展的国内公司提供服务的计划。

　　With the new Silicon² Valley data center inaugurated last Tuesday, the internet giant said another four are in the pipeline³ in Frankfurt, Mumbai, Seoul and Moscow.

　　在新硅谷数据中心上于周二设立后，这个互联网界的巨头表示，另外的四个数据中心计划设在法兰克福、孟买、首尔和莫斯科。

　　Tencent said cloud operations in Hong Kong and the Silicon Valley are also slated⁴ for expansion this year.

　　腾讯方面表示，位于香港和硅谷的云计算中心还计划在今年扩大规模。

　　腾讯云计划新增五大海外数据中心

　　"We want to grow our overseas cloud capability⁵ to meet the rising demand from companies around the world as they look for fast, reliable, secure and cost-effective services to expand globally and migrate to the cloud era", said Rita Zeng, vice-president of Tencent's cloud computing⁶ arm.

　　腾讯云计算公司副总裁曾佳欣称：“我们想要增强我们在海外的云服务能力，来满足世界各地的公司对于迅捷、可靠、安全、高效的服务日益迫切的需要。他们需要借此来向全球发展，并走向一个云服务的时代。”

　　The data centers are designed to meet companies' soaring demand for high availability and recovery, along with greater access to offerings including data storage and analytics, as more businesses tap into cloud computing to boost operational efficiency and innovation.

　　随着越来越多的公司利用云计算来大幅提高操作效率，促进创新，这些数据中心是为了满足公司对于有效性、恢复能力越来越高的要求，以及对于数据储存和数据分析的有效途径的需求。

　　The new data centers form part of Tencent's broader strategy to invest in the latest technologies, such as cloud, security, big data and artificial intelligence.

　　这些新的数据中心为腾讯带来了一些更广泛的战略，来投资建设最新的技术，比如云服务，保密服务，大数据和人工智能。

1 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

2 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

3 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

4 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

5 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

6 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。