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London's Businesses Look to Move after Brexit
Ten London start-up businesses have made inquiries about moving to Berlin since Britain voted to leave the European Union.
The business development group Berlin Partner made the announcement Monday.
Each of the new businesses have between 10 and 18 employees.
These small businesses are concerned about issues such as the cost of commercial property, the labor market, and the availability of accommodations.
Berlin Partner Director Stefan Franzke spoke at a news conference. He said that financial technology companies, known as fintechs, have shown the most interest in moving to Berlin from London.
Along with other European cities, Berlin wants to attract companies in London's fintech industry. The German capital says it is an affordable and resourceful substitute to other cities.
Berlin's Senator for Economics, Technology and Research, Cornelia Yzer, has sent hundreds of letters to British firms. She also has travelled to a conference called London Fintech Week. Yzer wanted to encourage start-up leaders to move their businesses to Berlin.
Other companies, such as Berlin Partner, are also attempting to get start-ups to move to Germany from London.
Berlin Partner has launched a website in English that has information about how to set up a business. The company is also going to open an office in London in October to try to woo more companies.
A report by the accounting company Ernst and Young said Berlin attracted more than $2 billion in investment capital for start-up businesses in 2014. That is more than London in the same year.
Franzke said that the cost of living, skilled workers and the widespread use of English give start-up businesses a reason to come to Berlin.
The German capital has about 100 fintech start-ups. These include German mobile financial services firm Number26.
Franzke said he expected Berlin also to get inquiries from foreign start-ups that were interested in London, but are now considering other countries.
The competition among cities that want fintech companies will be tough. Franzke says he considers Amsterdam to be Berlin's biggest competitor. The Dutch city used to be home to a number of global banks and has fast data connections.
I'm Mehrnoush Karimian-Ainsworth.
詞彙解析
1.labor market 勞工市場
The unemployed should seek jobs through the labor market.
失業人員再就業要走勞動力市場這條路。
2.news conference 記者招待會
He made his comments at a news conference in Amsterdam
他在阿姆斯特丹的記者招待會上發表了意見。
3.set up 建立；開業
They set up many branches throughout the country.
他們在全國建立好多分公司。
4.accounting company 會計公司
I have been offered a job with a major accounting company in Los Angeles.
洛杉磯一家大的會計公司要我去工作。
內容解析
1.Along with other European cities, Berlin wants to attract companies in London's fintech industry.
Along with 連...一道；隨著
The bill came along with the package.
單據和包裹一起來的。
Along with the increase of population, and to the power supply the requirement has greatly increased.
隨著人口的增加，對供電的需求也大大增加了。
2.The Dutch city used to be home to a number of global banks and has fast data connections.
a number of 若干；一些
An engine lathe consists of a number of parts.
普通車床由若干部件組成。
A number of countries have virtually eradicated bovine tuberculosis from cattle.
許多國家實際上已消滅了牛結核菌。
參考譯文
英國脫歐 創業公司紛紛離家出走
英國公投退出歐盟後，先後有10家倫敦初創企業開始尋求外遷柏林。
周一，「柏林夥伴」（Berlin Partner）企業宣布了這一消息。
這些新企業各有10到18名僱員。
這些企業比較關心商業地產成本、勞動力市場和住宿條件等因素。
「柏林夥伴」總監斯特凡·弗蘭茨克（Stefan Franzke）在新聞發布會上表示，fintechs金融科技公司對從倫敦外遷至柏林的興趣尤為濃厚。
和歐洲其它城市一樣，柏林也希望能吸引倫敦的金融科技公司。作為德國的首都，柏林宣稱是自身是一個理想的、資源豐富的備選城市。
柏林市經濟、技術和研究事務部的參議員科妮莉亞·伊澤爾（Cornelia Yzer）給英國公司發了數百封信件。她還參加了「倫敦金融科技周」的會議。伊澤爾希望號召初創企業將公司遷往柏林。
「柏林夥伴」等公司也試圖讓初創企業從倫敦遷往柏林。「柏林夥伴」已經推出如何創立企業的英文網站。10月份，該企業還將在倫敦開設辦事處以吸引更多公司。
安永會計出具的報告顯示，2014年柏林為初創企業吸引了超20億美元的投資資本，該數據遠超倫敦同年水平。
弗蘭茨克表示，生活成本、技術工人及英語的廣泛使用都是初創企業考慮遷往柏林的因素。
柏林約有100家金融科技初創企業。其中包括德國移動金融服務公司Number26。
弗蘭茨克表示，預計柏林還會收到一些外國公司的諮詢，這些原本對倫敦感興趣的公司現在開始考慮其它國家。
城市之間在吸引金融科技公司方面的競爭將異常激烈。弗蘭茨克認為，柏林最大的競爭對手是阿姆斯特丹。全球幾大銀行的總部曾落戶於這座荷蘭城市，並且這座城市具備高速數據連結。
我是馬爾努什·卡裡米安·安斯沃斯。