慢速英语:US Investors Eye IPO for China's Alibaba

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1. Alibaba is expected to make its initial public offering, called an IPO, in September on the New York Stock Exchange.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

2. That would mean the company could raise as much as $20 billion in the public stock sale.

as much as 差不多
例句：I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible. 
为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。 

3. Apple for example, has a market value of about $600 billion, Google is valued at about $390 billion, and Microsoft is worth about $370 billion.

be worth 值得（做）的; 价值; 等于
例句：It might be worth thinking about. 
这一点可能值得考虑。

4. The e-commerce company is responsible for most online sales in China.

be responsible for 为…负责，形成…的原因; 主管
例句：You'll be responsible for anything wrong. 
出了事唯你是问。 

5. It dealt with more exchanges last year than U.S. companies Amazon and eBay combined.

deal with 惠顾;  与…交易; 应付;  对待
例句：So how should you deal with a braggart?
那么应该怎么对待一个吹牛的人呢？