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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.

十秒问答,以下哪个不是提供拼车服务的交通网络公司的名字?Juno, Lyft, Via, Appia。虽然Via Appia是一条古罗马道路的名字,但是Appia这个词并提供拼车服务。

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.

至少现在还没有。当然,优步和Lyft是美国最大的拼车公司。周三,就在优步首次在纽约证券交易所上市的前一天,优步在全球各地的司机举行了罢工。Lyft和其他拼车公司的一些司机也加入了他们的行列。

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.

优步在股票市场的首次公开募股可能为该公司筹集约100亿美元。该公司还向资深司机提供100美元至1万美元不等的奖金,具体数额取决于他们为公司完成了多少次行程。

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.

他们还可以选择用这笔钱购买优步新发行的股票。但驾驶次数少于2500次的司机可能没有资格获得奖金。总的来说,昨天罢工的人要求更高的工资和更好的工作保障。

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.

据估计,优步司机的平均工资约为每小时19美元。一些人说,一旦把费用、佣金和费用计算在内,结果会远低于这个数字。优步和Lyft表示,它们的司机是独立的承包商。

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.

在很多情况下,这意味着他们没有和员工一样的权利。但优步也表示,没有司机,它无法成功。罢工的时间、时间和司机的具体要求因城市而异。

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.

但这预计将是迄今为止针对网约车公司的最大规模国际协调行动。参加罢工的司机人数和罢工的结果还不清楚。

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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