CNN News: 優(yōu)步

Ten second trivia, which of these is not the name of a transportation network company that provides ridesharing services? Juno, Lyft, Via, Appia. Though Via Appia is the name of an ancient Roman road, the word Appia is not a ride sharing service.

10秒快速問(wèn)答。以下哪個(gè)不是提供拼車(chē)服務(wù)的交通網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司的名稱?Juno, Lyft, Via, Appia。雖然Via Appia是一條古羅馬道路的名字，但是Appia這個(gè)詞并不是一個(gè)拼車(chē)服務(wù)。

At least not yet. Of course Uber and Lyft are the biggest ride sharing companies in America and on Wednesday, one day before Uber offered stock for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange, many of its driver’s around the world went on strike. And they were joined by some drivers for Lyft and other ride sharing companies.

至少現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有。當(dāng)然，優(yōu)步和Lyft是美國(guó)最大的拼車(chē)公司。周三，就在優(yōu)步首次在紐約證券交易所上市的前一天，優(yōu)步在全球各地的司機(jī)舉行了罷工。Lyft和其他拼車(chē)公司的一些司機(jī)也加入了他們的行列。

Uber’s initial public offering on the stock market could raise about $10 billion for the company. And it’s offering its veteran drivers a payout of between $100 and $10,000 depending on how many trips they’ve completed for the company.

優(yōu)步在股票市場(chǎng)的首次公開(kāi)募股可能為該公司籌集約100億美元。該公司還向資深司機(jī)提供100美元至1萬(wàn)美元不等的獎(jiǎng)金，具體數(shù)額取決于他們?yōu)楣就瓿闪硕嗌俅温眯小?/p>

They’ll also have the choice to use that money to buy Uber’s newly offered stock. But drivers who’ve given fewer than 2,500 trips may not be eligible to receive a payout. And those who went on strike yesterday, in general, called for higher wages and better job security.

他們還可以選擇用這筆錢(qián)購(gòu)買(mǎi)優(yōu)步新發(fā)行的股票。但駕駛次數(shù)少于2500次的司機(jī)可能沒(méi)有資格獲得獎(jiǎng)金?？偟膩?lái)說(shuō)，昨天罷工的人要求更高的工資和更好的工作保障。

On average Uber drivers are estimated to make around $19 per hour in wages. Some say it works out to considerably less than that once fees, commissions, expenses are factored in. Uber and Lyft say their drivers are independent contractors.

據(jù)估計(jì)，優(yōu)步司機(jī)的平均工資約為每小時(shí)19美元。一些人說(shuō)，一旦把費(fèi)用、傭金和費(fèi)用計(jì)算在內(nèi)，結(jié)果會(huì)遠(yuǎn)低于這個(gè)數(shù)字。優(yōu)步和Lyft表示，它們的司機(jī)是獨(dú)立的承包商。

What that means in many cases is that they don’t get the same rights as employees. But Uber also says it can’t succeed without its drivers. The length of the strikes, the timing of them, and the specific demands of the drivers varied from city to city.

在很多情況下，這意味著他們沒(méi)有和員工一樣的權(quán)利。但優(yōu)步也表示，沒(méi)有司機(jī)，它無(wú)法成功。罷工的范圍、時(shí)間和司機(jī)的具體要求因城市而異。

But this was expected to be the biggest internationally coordinated effort so far against ride hailing companies. The number of drivers who went on strike and the results of the strikes aren’t known yet.

但這預(yù)計(jì)將是迄今為止針對(duì)網(wǎng)約車(chē)公司的最大規(guī)模國(guó)際協(xié)調(diào)行動(dòng)。參加罷工的司機(jī)人數(shù)和罷工的結(jié)果還不清楚。