世界大公司背后的舵手

1、The helmsman behind worlds biggest companyVOCABULARY1.helmsman. n.舵手 The Great Helmsmans marxist experiments killed 30 million Chinese peasants.2.obsess. vt. 使着迷 They were obsessed by her song.3.bolster .vt. 支持 Bent or worn spindles and bolsters.4.adept. adj 精于.的 My teacher is adept at designing rob

2、ots.5.ignite . vt 点燃，使激动 It can ignite your spirit and make you feel like you can do anything. 6.acumen n.敏锐 That ought to cast doubt on the financial acumen of the executives concerned. 7. threshold n. 门槛，入口 She caught her foot on the threshold and stumbled.TIMELINE1988:He graduated from Hangzhou N

3、ormal University and become an English teacher at a local college.1992:Set up a translating company in Hangzhou1995:Used Internet for the first time in US, set up China pages, one of the countrys earliest Internet companies1997: Joined an Internet firm under the Ministry of Commerce1999: Alibaba Gro

4、up officially established by 18fouders. Led by Ma Yun. working out of a Hangzhou apartment2000: Alibaba raises $25 million from Softbank, Goldman Sachs and other institutions2002: A becomes profitable2003:Taobao founded 2004: Alipay launched2005: Partnership with Yahoo! Inc2007: A Limited lists on H

5、ongkong Stock Exchange2008: TaobaoMall, a B2G platform introduced to supplement Taobao, a G2C platform2010: Tmall launched, Alibababa reported profits of $220million2014: Biggest IOP in the US history I called myself a blind man riding on the back of blind tigers. He said. He sized opportunities as China was transforming into a market economy with the middle class unleashing buying power online on a significant scale. What exactly is an IPO？I:initialP:publico:offeringIf a company wants to sell shares of stock to the general public, it must first conduct an IPO, or Initial Public Offering