Asked why Alibaba listed in America, Ma said: "We were rejected by Hong Kong."

当被问及为何要在美国上市，马说："我们被香港拒绝了。"

Alibaba scrapped plans to list in Hong Kong because the exchange there didn't approve of thecompany's governance structure, which gives Ma and other partners firm control of the board.

阿里巴巴放弃了在香港上市的计划，因为香港交易所不接受这家公司的管理结构，因为这种结构给了马和其他合伙人太多董事会的控制权。

What's ironic about Ma's wish for an IPO do-over is that it's unlikely to have commanded sucha wide audience if Alibaba had listed in Hong Kong or stayed private.

然而，对马的后悔来说，讽刺的是，如果阿里巴巴在香港上市或者不上市，它就不可能获得如此大范围的关注。

Alibaba targets American small businesses: Alibaba is setting its sights on luring American smallbusinesses to the e-commerce site as a way to sell products to China's rising middle class.

阿里巴巴的目标是美国小型企业：阿里巴巴正在把目光放在引诱美国小型企业在它的电商平台上开店，以此来向中国不断增长的中产阶级销售产品。

"We show great respect for eBay and Amazon, but I think the opportunity and strategy forus is helping small businesses in America," Ma said. "We need more American products inChina."

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