Chief Executive Officer and founder of , Ma Yun, left, smiles as he speaks with Yahoo Chief Operating Officer Daniel Rosensweig during a press conference at the China World hotel in Beijing Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005. Yahoo Inc. announced Thursday it would pay US$1 billion (euro810 million) in cash to acquire a 40 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce firm . The agreement makes Yahoo the largest strategic investor in Alibaba, and is the biggest deal yet in a flurry of investments in China by foreign Internet companies eager for a share of a market with more than 100 million people online.

詞匯：

Executive n.執(zhí)行者, 經(jīng)理主管人員adj.實行的, 執(zhí)行的, 行政的

Operating adj.運行的，操作的，工作的

in cash 有現(xiàn)錢

stake n.(下在投機生意上的)股本[份]

flurry n.陣風(fēng), 小雪, 小雨, 颶風(fēng), 慌張vt.使恐慌, 使狼狽vi.激動, 慌張