Little known abroad, 5-year-old Baidu.com says it already is the world's sixth most-visited Internet site, thanks to a strong following from China's 100 million-plus Web surfers.

　　Now the startup founded by two Chinese veterans of American tech firms is preparing to follow Google's example with an initial public offering in the United States, hoping to raise $45 million.

　　Initial public offering (IPO)的意思是“公开募股，公开发行股票”。据悉，百度是由两名任职于美国科技企业的中国人成立的创业型企业，他们希望募集4500万美元的资金，使百度像Google一样，在美国公开上市。

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