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BBCNEWS董秋莹（04）谭秋杭（21）Group10TITELTencent,JD.cominvestinonlineretailerVipshop01腾讯京东入股唯品会最大的赢家是谁？China’stechgiantsTencentHoldingsLtdandJD.comIncwilljointlyinvest$863millionincashinVipshop,thecountry’sdiscountonlineretailer,accordingtoastatementontheofficialWeChataccountofJDonMonday.Thetransactionisexpectedtocloseinthenearfuture,asTencentandJDwillpurchasethenewlyissuedClassAordinarysharesofVipshopfor$604millionand$259millionrespectively,with$13.08perAmericanDepositaryShare,ata55percentpremiumovertheclosingpriceof$8.44theprevioustradingday.02Uponthetransaction’scompletion,TencentandJDwilltake7percentand5.5percentstakeofVipshop,respectively.TencenthopestoassistVipshopprovidingbrandedapparelandotherproductsforChina’srisingmiddleclasswithtraffic,promotionandpaymentschemes,saidMartinLau,Tencent’spresident.HeaddedTencentaimstoestablisharetailsystemcombiningtheonlineandoffline.03TheinvestmentcomesaftertheDec11announcementTencentplanstobuya5percentstakeindomesticsupermarketoperatorYonghuiSuperstoresCoandtakea15percentstakeofasupplychainandlogisticsunitofthesupermarketchainviaacapitalincrease.04AsJD’sMayfilingtotheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionshowed,Tencent’swholly-ownedcompanyHuangRiverInvestmentLimitedisthelargestshareholderofJD,witha18.1percentstake.ThestatementalsosaidthesharespurchasedbyTencentandJD.comaresupposedtolockupfortwoyears,duringwhichtimeTencentandJD.comcouldappointaboardmemberandanobserver,respectively,toVipshop’sboardofdirectors.Meanwhile,Vipshop’schairmanandCEOShenYasaidinthestatementhiscompanywillcontinuetooperateasanindependente-commerceplatform.05Alongwiththeequityinvestment,TencentandJDhavereachedacooperativeagreementwithVipshop,whichwillallowVipshoptoutilizetrafficfromTencent’ssocialplatformWeChatviaWeChatWalletandgrantVipshopentryonthemainpageofJD.com’smobileapplication.051techgiants科技巨头ordinaryshares普通股wholly-ownedcompany全资子公司onlineandoffline线上线下supplychain供应链2345常见搭配UsefulPhrases6e-commerceplatform电子商务平台Wordstransaction[træn'zækʃən]•n.abusinessdealoraction交易，业务eg：financialtransactions金融业务•n.theprocessofdoingbusiness〔业务等的〕办理，执行eg：thetransactionofhispublicduties履行他的公共职责scheme[skim]•n.anofficialplanthatisintendedtohelppeopleinsomeway〔造福他人的〕计划，规划，方案eg:apensionscheme退休金计划010102•vi./vt.tomakesecretplanstodosth.密谋；图谋eg：Herenemieswereschemingherdownfall.她的敌人正密谋把她搞垮domestic[dəˈmɛstɪk]•adj.oforinsideaparticularcountry本国的；国内的eg：domesticaffairs/politics国内事务/政治•adj.usedinthehome家庭的；家用的eg：thegrowingproblemofdomesticviolence日趋严重的家庭暴力问题0203security[səˈkjʊrəti]•n.theactivitiesinvolvedinprotectingacountry,buildingorpersonagainstdanger保护措施；安全工作eg：Theycarriedoutsecuritychecksattheairport.他们在机场实行了安全检查。•n.somethingsuchaspropertythatyoupromisetogivesomeoneifyoucannotpaybackmoneyyouhaveborrowedfromthem抵押品eg：ReissusedhisBrooklynhomeassecurityfortheloan.赖斯把他在布鲁克林的住宅作为贷款抵押。0304sentenceAlongwiththeequityinvestment,TencentandJDhavereachedacooperativeagreementwithVipshop,whichwillallowVipshoptoutilizetrafficfromTencent’ssocialplatformWeChatviaWeChatWalletandgrantVipshopentryonthemainpageofJD.com’smobileapplication。Alongwith表伴随；TencentandJD是主语，havereached是谓语，acooperativeagreement是宾语；which引导的是定语从句，其修饰的是宾语acooperativeagreement。随着股权投资，腾讯和京东已经与唯品会达成合作协议，允许唯品会通过微信支付利用腾讯社交平台微信的客户流量，并在京东手机应用主页上授予唯品会入口。THANKYOU