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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about the competitive environment in China's food delivery market from the article?

A. JD.com is the dominant player in the market.

B. The market is primarily controlled by small companies.

C. The market is highly competitive.

D. Foreign companies are gradually taking over the market.

无注释原文：

China's JD.com moves into food delivery, starts recruiting restaurants

From: Reuters

China's e-commerce giant JD.com is venturing into the country's highly competitive food delivery business, announcing on Tuesday that it will register catering merchants on its courier system.

The company posted on its official Weixin account, inviting merchants: "Join us now, zero commissions all year round!"

Catering merchants who register with JD Takeaway before May 1 will enjoy commission-free services for the entire year, it said.

JD.com stated in its announcement that JD Takeaway will provide comprehensive support for merchants, aiming to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the food delivery industry.

China's food delivery market is dominated by two players, market leader Meituan and Alibaba's Eleme.

The move comes as JD.com faces significant competition in China's rapidly evolving e-commerce industry. The market is crowded with numerous companies, including established giants Alibaba Group and PDD Holdings, as well as emerging platforms such as Douyin.

Amid the weakening consumer spending power, JD.com has launched discount campaigns to counter the competition. However, these price wars have resulted in a decline in the company's share price.

The company has its own extensive, self-run logistics network that it has built over the years, which allows it to offer same-day or next-day delivery to most of the country's regions.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

China's JD.com moves into food delivery, starts recruiting restaurants

From: Reuters

China's e-commerce giant JD.com is venturing into the country's highly competitive food delivery business, announcing on Tuesday that it will register catering merchants on its courier system.

中国电商巨头京东（JD.com）正式进军竞争激烈的外卖市场。周二，该公司宣布开放餐饮商户入驻其配送系统。

giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/表示“巨头，大公司”，英文解释为“Giant is often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.”如：Japanese electronics giant, Sony 日本的电子业巨头——索尼公司。

📍这个词来自希腊神话中的“巨人”（Gigantes），表示在某个领域或行业内非常强大或巨大的实体。

类似的还有：

📍mogul /ˈməʊɡəl/表示“（尤指新闻、影视界的）大人物；大亨”，英文解释为“A mogul is an important, rich, and powerful businessman, especially one in the news, film, or television industry.”如：an international media mogul一位国际传媒大亨。

📍magnate /ˈmæɡneɪt, -nɪt/ 表示“大亨，巨头”，英文解释为“a rich and powerful person in industry or business”

📍tycoon /taɪˈkuːn/ 表示“巨头，大亨（工商界）”，英文解释为“someone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power”如：property tycoon 房地产大亨。

📍conglomerate /kənˈglɒmərɪt/ 表示“联合大公司；企业集团”，英文解释为“A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.”如：the world's second-largest media conglomerate 世界第二大传媒集团。

📍behemoth /ˈbiːhɪmɒθ/ 表示“巨头（指规模庞大、实力雄厚的公司或机构）”，英文解释为“a very big and powerful company or organization”

📍titan /ˈtaɪ.tən/表示“巨人；巨头”，英文解释为“If you describe someone as a titan of a particular field, you mean that they are very important and powerful or successful in that field.”

venture /ˈven.tʃər/ 1）作名词，表示“（尤指有风险的）企业，商业，投机活动，经营项目”，英文解释为“a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks”举个🌰：A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars. 一个彻底失败的经营项目使他损失严重。

2）作动词，表示“敢于去；冒险去（或做）；冒昧地说”，英文解释为“to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized”举个🌰：As we set off into the forest, we felt as though we were venturing (forth) into the unknown. 当我们动身进入那片森林时，感觉自己似乎正在冒险进入一个未知的世界。

📺美剧《复仇》（Revenge）中的台词提到：This is brave new territory we're venturing into here. 这是我们华丽冒险的新地域。

📺美剧《宋飞正传》（Seinfeld）中的台词提到：You realize you're venturing into uncharted waters? 你意识到你在冒险进入未知水域吗？

register /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stər/ 1）熟词僻义，表示“显示（读数）；记录”，英文解释为“if a measuring instrument registers an amount or sth registers an amount on a measuring instrument, the instrument shows or records that amount”举个🌰：The thermometer registered 25°C. 温度计显示读数为25摄氏度。

2）我们常见的含义是“（尤指把姓名）登记，注册”，英文解释为“to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record”举个🌰：I registered the car in my name. 我把车登记在我的名下。

3）表示“流露出；显得；表达出”，英文解释为“to show or express a feeling”举个🌰：Her face registered disapproval. 她脸上流露出不赞同的神色。

📍政府工作报告中经常会出现这个词，比如2020年报告Part 1中提到的：先进制造业、现代服务业较快增长。Advanced manufacturing and modern services registered rapid growth. 以及2018年报告Part 1中提到的：国内生产总值从54万亿元增加到82.7万亿元，年均增长7.1%，China's gross domestic product (GDP) has risen from 54 trillion to 82.7 trillion yuan, registering average annual growth of 7.1 percent; 都有“显示；指示；表达”的含义（to record, show, or express something）。

catering /ˈkeɪ.tər.ɪŋ/ 表示“餐饮业；准备或提供食物的工作”，英文解释为“any job making or serving food ”举个🌰：I've always wanted to work in catering. 我一直想在餐饮业工作。

merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ 表示“商人；批发商；（尤指）进出口批发商”，英文解释为“a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods”如：builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade) 建材批发商。

courier /ˈkʊr.i.ər/ /ˈkəriər/表示“（递送重要书信或文件的）信使，递送员”，英文解释为“a person or company that takes messages, letters, or parcels from one person or place to another”举个🌰：I want to have this package delivered by motorcycle courier. 我想找摩托递送员送这个包裹。

The company posted on its official Weixin account, inviting merchants: "Join us now, zero commissions all year round!"

京东公司在其官方微信公众号上发布消息，邀请商家入驻：“即刻入驻，全年0佣金！”

commission /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/ 1）作名词，表示“（负责调查问题真相或原因的）委员会”，英文解释为“a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists”如：a commission on alcohol abuse/racial tension 酗酒问题/种族间紧张关系调查委员会。

2）表示“佣金；提成；回扣”，英文解释为“a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments”举个🌰：Is she paid a regular wage or is it on/by commission only? 她拿正式工资还是只拿提成？

3）作动词，表示“委任（或任命）…为军官”，英文解释为“to give someone the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces”举个🌰：She was commissioned in 2024. 她于2024年被任命为军官。

4）作动词，表示“（正式地）安排…做，委托…做”，英文解释为“to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone”举个🌰：She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait. 她请了一位艺术家为她画肖像。

5）in commission表示“（机器、军舰等）在使用中的，在服役的”，英文解释为“If something, such as a machine or a military ship, is in commission it is working and ready for use.”这个含义也可以直接将commission当作动词用，相当于to put (a ship) in commission. 举个🌰：The ship was commissioned in 2025. 该舰于2025年服役。

6）out of commission 表示“（机器、军舰等）坏了的，不可使用的，退役的”，英文解释为“If something, such as a machine or a military ship, is out of commission it is broken or not available to be used.”

Catering merchants who register with JD Takeaway before May 1 will enjoy commission-free services for the entire year, it said.

京东公司表示，5月1日前入驻京东外卖的餐饮商户将享受全年免佣金优惠。

JD.com stated in its announcement that JD Takeaway will provide comprehensive support for merchants, aiming to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the food delivery industry.

京东公司在公告中表示，京东外卖将为入驻商家提供全方位支持，共同推动外卖行业健康可持续发展。

sustainable /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/ 1）表示“（对环境没有损害或损害很小因而）可持续的，能长期维持的”，英文解释为“causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time”举个🌰：A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries. 召开了一个旨在推进所有国家可持续发展的大型国际会议。

2）表示“可持续的，能长期保持的”，英文解释为“able to continue over a period of time”举个🌰：That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period. 那种极端的饮食方式无法长期坚持。

China's food delivery market is dominated by two players, market leader Meituan and Alibaba's Eleme.

当前中国外卖市场由美团和阿里巴巴旗下的饿了么双雄主导。

The move comes as JD.com faces significant competition in China's rapidly evolving e-commerce industry. The market is crowded with numerous companies, including established giants Alibaba Group and PDD Holdings, as well as emerging platforms such as Douyin.

京东的入局正值中国电商行业竞争加剧的关键时刻。除了阿里巴巴集团（Alibaba Group）和拼多多（PDD Holdings）等老牌电商巨头，抖音（Douyin）等新兴平台也在快速崛起，市场竞争日趋白热化。

evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ 表示“（使）逐渐形成，逐步发展，逐渐演变，进化”，英文解释为“to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way”举个🌰：The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer. 这家公司已逐步发展成一个主要的化工厂。

established /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/ 形容词，1）可以表示“（因为优秀而）被认可的，著名的”，英文解释为“used for describing someone who is known for doing a job well, because they have been doing it for a long time”如：an established artist/star 著名艺术家/明星。

2）表示“（因长期存在而）已确立的；被承认的；既定的”，英文解释为“accepted or respected because of having existed for a long period of time”举个🌰：There are established procedures for dealing with emergencies. 处理紧急情况有一些既定程序。

Amid the weakening consumer spending power, JD.com has launched discount campaigns to counter the competition. However, these price wars have resulted in a decline in the company's share price.

面对消费者购买力减弱，京东公司推出了折扣活动来应对竞争。然而，价格战策略导致公司股价持续承压。

The company has its own extensive, self-run logistics network that it has built over the years, which allows it to offer same-day or next-day delivery to most of the country's regions.

京东公司拥有自己多年来建立的庞大自营物流网络，可以为全国大部分地区提供当日或次日送达服务。

logistics /ləˈdʒɪs.tɪks/ 表示“后勤；物流；组织工作”，英文解释为“the practical organization that is needed to make a complicated plan successful when a lot of people and equipment is involved”

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