Beijing（BBC）--China's Alibaba has made more than $3.9bn (£2.bn) in sales in the first hour of Singles' Day in China. The figure is almost double the $2bn spent in the same time period of the retail giant's sales event last year.
中国的阿里巴巴在“双十一”的第一个小时内完成了超过39亿美金（20亿英镑）的交易量。该数字几乎两倍于去年同时段的业务量。

Singles Day has grown tremendously since it was started by Alibaba in 2009, and now includes many retailers such as rivals JD.com that stage sales promotions.
发端于2009年，阿里巴巴首创的“双十一购物节”成长惊人，囊括了包括竞争对手京东在内的多家网络零售巨鳄的参与，共同上演打折促销之盛宴。

Alibaba reported a record $9.3bn in sales on its platforms in 2014.
阿里巴巴称其平台在2014的战绩为93亿美金的成交量。

Alibaba chief executive Daniel Zhang said over the course of the 24-hour shopping marathon, consumers will have a new surprise every hour, especially targeting mobile users.
阿里巴巴首席执行官张勇（逍遥子）说，在整个24小时的购物马拉松当中，消费者，特别是手机端用户，每逢整点就会遇到一个惊喜。

"The whole world will witness the power of Chinese consumption this November 11," he said in a statement.
他说，整个世界将会在11月11日见证中国人的消费能力。

More than 27 million buyers were using mobile phones in the first hour, the company said.
阿里巴巴称，在第一个小时，有超过2.7亿购买者通过手机端完成交易。

The tech giant accounts for over 80% of China's Internet sales market.
这家科技巨头占据中国互联网零售市场80%的份额。