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AliExpress fined €550M for failing counterfeit controls
速卖通因监管假货不力被欧盟重罚5.5亿欧元
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AliExpress fined €550M for failing counterfeit controls
速卖通因监管假货不力被欧盟重罚5.5亿欧元
欧盟 (EU) 对在线购物平台速卖通 (AliExpress) 处以 5.5 亿欧元的罚款，创下历史最高纪录。这是因为速卖通在检测人员不足的情况下，放任危险的假冒伪劣商品以及不符合安全标准的玩具等在其平台上流通。此次处罚是欧盟新《数字服务法》实施以来金额最大的一笔罚单，具有重大意义。目前，速卖通方面表示不服，并计划提起上诉。
The EU has fined the retail site AliExpress a record 550 million euros.
欧盟对购物网站速卖通处以创纪录的 5.5 亿欧元罚款。fined 处以罚款 / retail site 购物网站 / a record 创纪录
EU officials issued this huge fine
欧盟官员开出了这笔巨额罚单，officials 官员 / issued 开出 / huge fine 巨额罚款
because the company failed to stop the sale of dangerous and fake goods.
是因为该公司未能阻止危险品和假货的销售。failed to stop 未能阻止 / sale of dangerous 危险品销售 / fake goods 假货
Even though AliExpress has 193 million users in Europe,
尽管速卖通在欧洲拥有 1.93 亿用户，Even though 尽管 / 193 million users 1.93 亿用户
it did not have enough staff to check if products were safe.
但却没有足够的员工来检查产品是否安全。enough staff 足够的员工 / check if 检查是否 / safe 安全
In fact, staff had only tens of seconds to check if a product met EU standards.
事实上，员工只有几十秒的时间来检查产品是否符合欧盟标准。tens of seconds 几十秒 / met EU standards 符合欧盟标准
Because of this, unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics stayed online for weeks.
因此，不安全的玩具和危险的化妆品在网上公开销售了数周之久。unsafe toys 不安全玩具 / dangerous cosmetics 危险化妆品 / stayed online 持续在线
The EU says millions of flagged items simply reappeared on the website.
欧盟表示，数百万件被标记的商品只是简单地重新出现在网站上。flagged items 被标记的商品 / simply reappeared 简单地重新出现
This is the biggest fine yet under the EU's new digital safety laws.
这是欧盟新数字安全法实施以来金额最大的一笔罚款。biggest fine yet 迄今最大的罚款 / digital safety laws 数字安全法
The EU previously fined other platforms like Temu,
欧盟之前也曾对 Temu 等其他平台处以罚款，previously fined 此前被罚款 / other platforms 其他平台
but this penalty is much larger.
但这次的处罚力度要大得多。penalty 处罚 / much larger 大得多
AliExpress's parent company Alibaba made 122 billion euros last year,
考虑到速卖通的母公司阿里巴巴去年的收入为 1,220 亿欧元，parent company 母公司 / 122 billion 1,220 亿
so this fine is less than one percent of its sales.
这笔罚款还不到其年销售额的 1%。less than 少于 / one percent of sales 销售额的 1%
Still, AliExpress says the fine is unfair and plans to appeal.
尽管如此，速卖通仍表示罚款不公，并计划提起上诉。unfair 不公平 / plans to appeal 计划上诉
Quiz 🧠
Q1. Governments often fine big online shopping sites if they sell dangerous products to people.
查看答案
✅ True
政府通过制止销售危险或假冒商品来保护消费者。
Governments protect consumers by punishing online platforms that allow harmful or fake items.
Q2. What does 'flagged' mean in 'flagged items'?
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✅ Marked as a problem
某项物品被标记（flagged），意味着该物品存在问题，已被列为需注意的对象。
When something is flagged, it is marked because there is a problem with it.
Q3. If workers have only seconds to check online products, what problem often happens?
查看答案
✅ Dangerous items are missed
如果仔细核查商品的时间不足，就很容易漏掉危险物品，无法及时将其排查出来。
When staff do not have enough time to check products carefully, unsafe items remain online.
Dialogue 🎧
Liam: Olivia, I am looking at my makeup bag right now and freaking out.
Liam: 利亚姆，我正在看我的化妆包，真是担心死了。
Olivia: Did you buy that stuff on AliExpress? Because the EU just hit them with a massive fine.
Olivia: 那是从速卖通上买的吗？欧盟刚刚给他们开了一张巨额罚单。
Liam: Wait, really? How massive are we actually talking here?
Liam: 等等，真的吗？罚款到底有多少啊？
Olivia: A record five hundred and fifty million euros. It is their biggest safety fine ever.
Olivia: 5.5 亿欧元，创下了历史纪录。这是因违反安全规定而被罚款中规模最大的一次。
Liam: Whoa, that is huge! Was it just for selling fake designer bags?
Liam: 哇，那太惊人了！是因为卖那种仿冒名牌包才被罚的吗？
Olivia: Worse. They failed to stop dangerous goods, like toxic cosmetics and unsafe toys.
Olivia: 不，更严重。他们没能筛选出有毒化妆品和危险玩具等有害物品。
Liam: Yikes. I bought a cheap toy there for my nephew last month.
Liam: 我的天，怎么办。我上个月还在那儿给侄子买了个玩具当礼物。
Olivia: Well, inspectors found flagged items stayed online for weeks. Some even reappeared after being banned.
Olivia: 根据调查人员的说法，被标记警告的商品竟然在网上挂了好几周。有些东西被禁之后又重新上架了。
Liam: But don't they have people checking this stuff?
Liam: 不是，他们难道连审核这些东西的员工都没有吗？
Olivia: Barely any! Staff sometimes had only tens of seconds to check each product.
Olivia: 几乎没有！据说有的员工检查一件产品竟然只花了区区几十秒。
Liam: Tens of seconds? That is impossible. No wonder unsafe things got through.
Liam: 几十秒？这也太离谱了。难怪危险品能通过审核。
Olivia: Exactly. And AliExpress has over one hundred and ninety-three million users in Europe.
Olivia: 没错。而且仅在欧洲，速卖通的用户就超过了 1.93 亿。
Liam: Oh my god. That is a massive audience to put at risk.
Liam: 天呐。这意味着让这么多人都陷入了危险之中。
Olivia: Right. The EU previously fined Temu too, but this fine is way larger.
Olivia: 是啊。虽然欧盟以前也罚过 Temu，但这次罚款的规模要大得多。
Liam: This must totally ruin AliExpress though, right?
Liam: 那速卖通会不会就此倒闭啊？
Olivia: Not really. Their parent company Alibaba made one hundred and twenty-two billion last year.
Olivia: 那倒不至于。他们的母公司阿里巴巴去年的收入可是有 1,220 亿欧元呢。
Liam: So this giant fine is actually less than one percent of their sales?
Liam: 所以这笔巨额罚款其实连他们销售额的 1% 都不到？
Olivia: Precisely. Still, AliExpress claims it is unfair and plans to appeal.
Olivia: 没错。但即便如此，速卖通还是觉得处罚不公，计划提起上诉。
Liam: Unfair? I think I will stick to local shops for my nephew's toys.
Liam: 不公平？我看我以后还是去街角的实体店给侄子买玩具吧。
Olivia: Definitely. Safety is definitely worth more than a cheap deal online.
Olivia: 确实应该这样。毕竟安全可比在网上贪便宜重要得多。