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The sound of 16,000 people chanting “Ali, Alibaba” fills the Yellow Dragon Stadium in Hangzhou, a city on China’s eastern coast. As the theme to The Lion King begins to blare over the sound system, a diminutive figure rises through the stage floor. 在华东城市杭州的黄龙体育馆，16000人有节奏地反复喊着“阿里，阿里巴巴”。接着，《狮子王》的主题曲在音响系统中响起，一个瘦小的身影从舞台中升了起来。 Dressed in leather and sporting a giant spiked Mohawk, black lipstick and a nose ring, Jack Ma begins to belt out an off-key rendition of Elton John’s “Can you Feel the Love Tonight” to his adoring employees. 马云(Jack Ma)身穿皮衣，戴着一顶巨大而有尖顶的莫西干式假发，涂着黑色唇膏并穿了一个鼻环。他拉开嗓门，有点走调地向崇拜他的员工们演唱埃尔顿•约翰(Elton John)的《今夜你能感觉到爱吗》(Can you Feel the Love Tonight)。 It had been 10 years since Mr Ma founded Alibaba, the internet company that made him a billionaire, and it was time to celebrate. Soon, it will be time to celebrate again: Alibaba, the world’s most successful ecommerce company, is preparing to sell shares in a global initial public offering that is expected to be valued at well over $100bn. 这是马云创立阿里巴巴10周年纪念会，这家互联网公司使他成为了亿万富翁，这是一个庆祝的时刻。不久，另一个值得庆祝的时刻又将到来：阿里巴巴这家全球最成功的电子商务公司正准备进行首次公开发行(IPO)，预计其市值将远超1000亿美元。 | 
