「雲端廚房」降低失敗風險
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has switched from the ride-hailing business to the restaurant industry.
前Uber執行長卡拉尼克已從叫車服務改投身餐飲業，
switch from A to B轉型;轉換跑道hail(v.)招呼、呼喊、來自⋯⋯(from)ride-hailing business叫車服務hail a tax or cab叫計程車
Through a controlling interest in Los Angeles-based real estate firm City Storage Systems, he has launched a startup called CloudKitchens, a company renting cooking spaces to delivery-only eateries.
他透過洛杉磯房地產投資公司「城市儲存系統」買下新創公司「雲端廚房」的控制股權，這家新創公司專門出租烹飪空間給僅供外賣的餐飲店使用。
controlling interest控制股權startup(n.)新創公司
In March 2018, Kalanick bought City Storage Systems as a point of departure for a venture based on shareability.
2018年3月，卡拉尼克收購「城市儲存系統」，開始發展共享廚房事業，
venture(n.)投機活動、商業冒險venture captial創業投資based on…根據;以…為基礎shareability(n.)共享the sharing economy 共享經濟open-source software 開放資源軟體crowdfunding群眾集資sharable(adj.)可以共享的
As the demand for app-enabled off-premises dining is ever-rising, many restaurants are seeking to expand to new neighborhoods without having to cover the hefty cost of a brick-and-mortar location.
隨著對APP點餐外賣的需求越來越大，許多餐廳正尋求擴展客群，同時避免支付高昂的實體店面租金，
-enabled 配有(某種設備或技術)的;可以使用(某種系統、裝置或設計)的、由…操控的;依靠…運作的voice-enabled software聲控軟體Bluetooth-enabled devices可連結藍牙的裝置off-premises dining餐廳外用餐dining-in 內用takeout外帶hefty(adj.)(金額)龐大的=substantialbrick-and-mortar實體的=physical
That’s where the concept of CloudKitchens comes in. It leases kitchens equipped with sinks, WiFi, electricity and the like so that renting such a space is now a lot less risky than running a physical restaurant.
於是出現了「雲端廚房」，這家公司專門出租配有水槽、WiFi、電力等設備的廚房，如此一來直接租用這樣的空間會比經營實體餐館的風險還要小得多。
come in 派上用場be equipped with…有…設備=be provided with...so that…如此一來;為了so adj. or adv. that…如此…以致於
“CloudKitchens allows me to experiment much more freely because the risk of failure is significantly reduced. If a brand doesn’t work, you just turn it off the delivery apps. That’s it,” said Eric Greenspan in his testimonial on CloudKitchen’s website.
用戶葛林斯潘在「雲端廚房」網站上的推薦心得中說道：「雲端廚房讓我可以更大膽地嘗試，因為失敗的風險大幅降低。如果品牌做不起來，只要在外送APP上面閉店就好了，沒什麼大不了的。」
significantly(adv.)大幅地;顯著地=greatly=notably=markedlytestimonial(n.)推薦信、推薦函testimony(n.)(法庭)證詞
Many people believe Kalanick’s CloudKitchens fits in with the growing popularity of food delivery apps.
許多人認為，卡拉尼克的「雲端廚房」搭上了美食外送APP的熱潮，
fit in with~符合;與…一致
In 2018, orders through third-party delivery platforms like UberEats and GrubHub were estimated at $10.2 billion.
2018年，透過UberEats和GrubHub等第三方交付平台完成的外送訂單金額預估達102億美元，
be estimated at~估值達到=be valued at~
No wonder Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund poured $400 million into this startup.
難怪沙烏地阿拉伯的主權財富基金都向「雲端廚房」挹注了4億美元。
No wonder…=It is no wonder that…pour money into~投資一大筆錢在…
With this promising outlook, Kalanick is reportedly looking to expand his business to China, India and the United Kingdom.
據傳由於商業前景樂觀，卡拉尼克正尋求將業務版圖擴展到中國、印度和英國。
promising(adj.)有希望的、有出息的、有前途的promising outlook=bright prospects前景看好
However, some investors remain skeptical about the business model. Kitchen Fund, for example, predicted recently that the model will only turn out to be profitable for major brands with high order volumes at multiple mealtimes.
然而，某些投資者對「雲端廚房」的商業模式抱持懷疑態度，例如「廚房基金」最近預測，這種商業模式只能讓在各用餐時間訂單量多的大品牌獲利。
skeptical(adj.) 懷疑的、抱持懷疑態度的=dubious=doubtful