ESL Podcast 868 – Mergers and Acquisitions
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Marisol: What do you think of the big announcement this morning?
Lamar: That our company is going to merge 1 with McQ Corp.? From what I’ve heard through the grapevine, this isn’t a merger 2 but a hostile takeover.
Marisol: But the CEO said this morning that our company and McQ Corp. are equals in this merger, and the integration 3 of the two companies will be seamless.
Lamar: Don’t you believe it! McQ Corp. has a history of taking over companies with high valuations and a lot of assets and selling it off in pieces. This is no friendly acquisition.
Marisol: But what about all of that talk about our two companies consolidating 4 into a strong business entity 5 and creating great synergy? Didn’t you buy any of that?
Lamar: Not one word. When McQ Corp. is through with us, we’ll be lucky to still have the shirts on our backs!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体
- I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
- The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。
n.企业合并，并吞
- Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
- Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
n.一体化，联合，结合
- We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
- This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。
v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并
- These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
- We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网