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Venture capital in the United States Venture Capital：风险资本，（有的译作创业投资）缩写VC Private Equity: 私募股权投资，缩写PE 概念辨析：PE和VC都是通过私募形式对非上市企业进行权益性投资，然后通过上市、并购和管理层回购等方式，出售持股获利。 区别：VC投资企业的前期，PE投资企业的后期。 a joint venture：合资企业 1、The appeal to venture capitalists of investing in United States high technology companies is quite obvious. appeal to：对……有吸引力 venture capitalists：风险投资家 对风险投资家来说，投资于美国高科技公司的吸引力是显而易见的。 2、The technology industry is one of the largest and most rapidly growing industries in the United States today. 当今，科技产业是美国最大的，发展最快的产业之一。 3、According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, since 1994 technology-related revenues have grown at an estimated rate of 15% per year, approximately five times the growth rate of the U.S. economy. the U. S. Department of Commerce：美国商务部 technology-related revenues：与科技相关的收入 据美国商务部估计，1994年以来，与科技相关的收入年增长率达到15%，约为美国经济增长率的5倍。 4、Today, technology is estimated to account for approximately 50% of all private sector capital spending in the United States. account for：占到 private sector capital：私营部门资本 据估计，目前约占美国私营部门资本总开支的50%。 5、Over the past two decades, venture capital has fostered the growth of many of the worlds leading high technology and other emerging growth companies in the United States fostered the growth：促进……发展 the worlds leading：处于世界领先地位 emerging growth companies：新兴公司 在过去二十年中，风险资本促进了美国许多处于世界领先地位的高科技公司和其他新兴公司的发展。 ６、Corporations such as Microsoft, Compaq and Intel are but a few examples of American companies whose early growth was facilitated by venture capital investments. but a few examples of：仅仅是几个例子而已 像微软、康柏和因特网这样的公司，仅仅是那些早期发展得益于风险资本投资的美国公司的几个例子而已。 ７、The availability of venture capital financing [to young, high technology companies］ has been a primary contributor to the dramatic revenue growth［enjoyed by, and the increased competitiveness of, Americas high technology industry］ and to the economic expansion and increased employment levels ［experienced in Californias Silicon Valley and other areas of high technology company concentrati