1.Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder after raising questions about the social media platform's dedication to free speech.
在对社交媒体平台推特的言论自由提出质疑后，特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克收购了推特9%的股份，成为其最大的股东。
2.The ultimate aim of Musk's 73.5 million share purchase worth $2.9 billion, based on the closing price Friday, is not clear.
根据上周五的收盘价，马斯克购买价值29亿美元的7350万股股票的最终目标尚不清楚。
3.Yet in recent weeks Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers and posts there often, has questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.
然而，在最近几周，拥有8000万推特粉丝并经常发帖的马斯克对该平台上的言论自由，以及这个平台是否在破坏民主提出了质疑。
4.The regulatory filing Monday describes Musk as a long-term investor looking to minimize his buying and selling of the shares.
周一提交给监管机构的文件称，马斯克是一个长期投资者，希望尽可能减少自己的股票买卖。
5.He has also pondered starting a rival social media network, and industry analysts are skeptical about whether the mercurial CEO would remain on the sidelines for long.
他还考虑过成立一个与之竞争的社交媒体网络，行业分析师对这位善变的首席执行官是否会长期袖手旁观表示了怀疑。
6."We would expect this passive stake as just the start of broader conversations with the Twitter board/management that could ultimately lead to an active stake and a potential more aggressive ownership role of Twitter," Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities said in a client note early Monday.
韦德布什证券的丹·艾夫斯周一早些时候在一份客户报告中表示:“我们预计，此次被动持股只是与推特的董事会/管理层更广泛对话的开始，最终可能导致推特主动持股，并可能扮演更积极的所有者角色。”
7.Twitter's stock surged 20% before the opening bell Monday.
周一开盘前，Twitter的股价飙升了20%。
8.Musk told his more than 80 million followers on Twitter that he was " giving serious thought " to creating his own social media platform and has clashed repeatedly with financial regulators about his use of Twitter.
马斯克在推特上告诉他的8000多万粉丝，他正在“认真考虑”创建自己的社交媒体平台，并就他使用推特的问题多次与金融监管机构发生冲突。
9.His Twitter stock purchase comes as Musk is locked into a bitter dispute with U.S. securities regulators over his ability to post on Twitter.
他购买推特股票之际，马斯克正就他在推特上发帖的权限与美国证券监管机构陷入激烈争论。
10.Musk's lawyer has contended in court motions that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is infringing on the Tesla CEO's First Amendment rights.
马斯克的律师在法庭动议中称，美国证券交易委员会侵犯了特斯拉首席执行官的第一修正案权利。
11.In October of 2018, Musk and Tesla agreed to pay $40 million in civil fines and for Musk to have his tweets approved by a corporate lawyer after he tweeted about having the money to take Tesla private at $420 per share.
2018年10月，马斯克和特斯拉同意支付4000万美元的民事罚款，并在马斯克发推文称自己有钱以每股420美元的价格将特斯拉私有化后，同意让公司律师批准他的推文。
12.The funding was far from secured and the electric vehicle company remains public, but Tesla's stock price jumped.
特斯拉的资金远没有得到保障，这家电动汽车公司仍然是上市公司，但它的股价却大幅上涨。
13.The settlement specified governance changes, including Musk's ouster as board chairman, as well as pre-approval of his tweets.
和解协议规定了公司治理的变化，包括罢免马斯克的董事会主席职务，以及预先批准了他的推文。
14.The SEC brought a securities fraud charge, alleging that Musk was manipulating the stock price with his posts.
美国证券交易委员会提出了一项证券欺诈指控，指控马斯克通过他的帖子操纵股价。
15.Musk's lawyer is now asking a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan to throw out the settlement, contending that the SEC is harassing him and infringing on his First Amendment rights.
马斯克的律师现在要求美国曼哈顿地区法院的法官驳回和解协议，称美国证券交易委员会在骚扰他，侵犯了他的第一修正案权利。
16.The SEC responded in a court motion, saying it has legal authority to subpoena Tesla and Musk about his tweets, and that Musk's move to throw out the settlement is not valid.
美国证券交易委员会在一份法庭动议中回应称，它有法律权力就马斯克的推文传唤特斯拉和马斯克，而马斯克放弃和解的举动是无效的。
17.The commission also is investigating whether Tesla described accurately in public filings with the agency whether it complied with the controls.
该委员会还在调查特斯拉是否在向该机构提交的公开文件中准确描述了自己是否遵守了这些控制措施。
18.Shortly after the November tweets about the Tesla stock sale Musk began selling off shares, and he wrote on Twitter that the sale would go to pay tax obligations on stock options.
去年11月有关特斯拉股票出售的推文发布后不久，马斯克就开始抛售股票，他在推特上写道，出售股票将用于支付股票期权的税收义务。
19.Analysts estimate his tax obligation at $10 billion to $15 billion.
分析人士估计，他的应缴税款在100亿至150亿美元之间。
20.But some of the money could have been used to buy the Twitter stake.
但其中一些钱本可以用来购买推特的股份。
21.So far he has sold more than 15 million shares worth roughly $16.4 billion.
到目前为止，他已经卖出了1,500多万股，价值约164亿美元。
22.With some sales in late December, Musk is close to selling 10%.
随着12月底的部分销售，马斯克卖出的比例接近了10%。
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