主播:Anne(中国)+Erin(美国)歌曲:Waving At Cars最近有一个新鲜出炉的榜单(a new ranking)叫做“独角兽”,这可不是西方传说里“mythical creature”(神兽),而是指“unicorn enterprises”(独角兽公司)。这个榜单的全称叫“The Global Unicorn Index 2024”(2024全球独角兽榜),到底什么样的公司才能被称为“独角兽”呢? 01什么样的公司能称得上是“独角兽”?公司要有两个criteria(标准)需要满足(to be met),才能称得上是“独角兽”公司。• criteria /kraɪˈtɪriə/ n.标准(criterion的复数)第一个标准,必须是start-up companies(创业公司),而且一定要是privately held(私人拥有的),也就是我们常说的“私企”(private company),并且这些公司还得是not be listed on a public exchange(没有在交易所上市的)。第二个标准,公司的market value(市值)至少要达到十亿美元(must be worth at least 1 billion US dollars)。这样的私企公司可以说是“凤毛麟角”了,it is very rare for private companies!这也就是他们叫做“独角兽”的原因,they are just like unicorns。总的来说,2024全球独角兽榜是a ranking of private start-up companies that are worth more than 1 billion US dollars,并且上榜的公司都是在2000年之后成立(the company should be founded after 2000)。02 全球十大独角兽公司有哪些?最近,ChatGPT的风潮可谓是席卷全网,it istaking over the internet!它背后的公司——OpenAI就位列全球独角兽公司的第三名(itis ranked in the third place)。位列第二的是马斯克的公司SpaceX。这两家公司一个属于artificial intelligence(人工智能)领域,一个属于aerospace(航天)领域。• aerospace /ˈeroʊspeɪs/ n.航空航天工业Tiktok (抖音海外版) is trending all overtheworld.不止在中国,Tiktok在西方的热度也非常高,它隶属于中国的社交媒体公司——字节跳动Bytedance,总部位于北京(based in Beijing)。Itis the biggest and most valuable (最大且最有影响力的) unicorn in the world right now.而且字节跳动已经是No.1for three consecutive years(连续三年的榜首)了,难怪都说现在是the age of short-form video content(短视频时代)。• consecutive /kənˈsekjətɪv/ adj.连续的下面这些公司的排名在前10,比如说:阿里巴巴旗下的蚂蚁集团,腾讯旗下的数字银行微众银行,快时尚电商公司、收购了部分Forever 21的Shein,平面设计网站Canva,以及一些金融类的公司。From fast-fashion and graphic design companies (快速时装和平面设计公司) to financial and blockchain companies (到金融公司和区块链公司) ,we could be using a lot of their services in our everyday lives!• blockchain 区块链据统计,在全部1453家独角兽公司中(out of the total 1453 companies),703 are located in US(美国有703家),中国有340家,印度有67家。中美两国加起来就占了全球的四分之三(accounts for three quarters of the unicorns worldwide)。独角兽公司的具体城市分布:San Franciscohas the highest number of unicorns(旧金山的独角兽公司最多),接下来的是New York、北京和上海。03 独角兽公司涉及到哪些行业和领域呢?AI has become one of the fastest-growing sectors (增长最快的行业) in 2023. 除了AI,独角兽公司还涉及到了其他很多领域。比如在中国,独角兽公司主要集中在semiconductors(半导体)和new energy(新能源)领域。在美国,software services(软件服务)、financial technology(金融科技)以及health technology(健康科技)是比较热门的行业。• semiconductor /ˈsemikəndʌktər/ n.半导体有些独角兽公司我们might have heard of them(可能听说过)或者might have used their services(可能用过他们的服务),但是可能从未意识到it’s a unicorn enterprise。比如,“小红书”(the little red book)就是一家独角兽公司。以后在手机上scroll on(刷)小红书的时候,可以想象we’re involved in the business of a billion-dollar company(想象自己参与了市值十亿美元公司的商业活动),是不是感觉刷小红书这件事瞬间变得非常“高大上”了呢。除了social media sector(社交媒体领域),中国的饮料公司(the Chinese beverage companies)其实也在going strong in the ranking(领跑全球)。比如瑞幸咖啡、蜜雪冰城、喜茶以及元气森林等,they are all in the top 100 biggest unicorns in the world!• beverage /ˈbevərɪdʒ/ n.饮料本以为“独角兽公司榜单”跟我们的日常生活没什么关系,但了解以后发现thesemulti-billion companies are actually pretty connected with our everyday lives(其实与我们的日常生活也是息息相关的)!请留言告诉我们:你还了解哪些独角兽公司?
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