学翻译、学口译的朋友们一定很熟悉 stakeholder 这个词,意思是“利益相关方”、“股东”。那么大家对于它的词根 stake 应该也有一定的熟悉,可能知道 stake 作名词时的意思是“赌注”。
昨天在读南华早报的时候看到一个新闻标题叫做 “Huawei CEO raises stakes on tech development amid coronavirus”,那么这里的 raises stake 应该如何理解?今天 Stefan 和 Samuel 就来带大家研究一下 stake 这个小词,争取把它常见的用法和意思给一网打尽。
Stake
n. 木桩
They planted a stake at the ground.
他们在地上栽了一根木桩”。
Stake
n. 赌注
Morgan has a big stake in this game.
Morgan在这场游戏中下了很大的赌注。
Huawei CEO raises stakes on tech development amid coronavirus.
华为CEO在疫情之中提高了对技术开发的赌注(加大对技术开发的投入)。
Stake
n. 股份
In theory HSBC has the right to increase its stake in BoCom to 40% if regulators approve, but it is far from clear that they would.
同传顺句驱动:
In theory, / HSBC has the right / to increase its stake / in BoCom to 40% / if regulators approve, / but it is far from clear / that they would.
理论上,/ 汇丰银行有权利 / 提高股份,/ 在交通银行占股到40%,/ 前提是监管机构批准,/ 但是尚不清楚 / 他们是否会这么做。
交传&笔译:
理论上,通过监管机构批准,汇丰银行有权将其在交通银行中的股份提升至40%。他们会不会这样做还不得而知。
Though Goldman Sachs has pledged a new lockup commitment covering 80% of its ICBC shares, it will be free to sell 20% of its stake after Tuesday.
同传顺句驱动:
Though Goldman Sachs has pledged / a new lockup commitment / covering 80% of its ICBC shares,/ it will be free / to sell 20% of its stake / after Tuesday.
尽管高盛已经承诺 / 新的锁定期 / 涵盖80%的工商银行股份,/ 它仍有自由 / 销售20%的股份, / 在周二之后可销售。
交传&笔译:
尽管高盛集团已经承诺对持有工商银行股份的80%实行新的锁定期,但周二之后它将可以自由出售其余的20%股份。
Stake
v. 下赌注
常见搭配:stake sth on sth
He has staked his political future on an election victory.
他把自己的政治前途赌在了一次选举获胜上。
be at stake
岌岌可危,处于危险之中
During the covid-19 outbreak, many SMEs are at stake.
新冠疫情爆发期间,许多中小企业岌岌可危。