夏说英语新闻晨读 第78期:喜达屋花落谁家

 本期内容：

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide accepted an improved takeover offer, worth $13.6 billion in cash and shares, from Marriott, reviving a deal to create the world’s largest hotel group. Last week Starwood, owner of St Regis, Westin and other brands, abandoned its original agreement with Marriott after Anbang, an ambitious Chinese insurer, led a group of investors¹ bidding $13.2 billion in cash.

词义解析:

Takeover offer: 收购邀约
Revive：恢复
Ambitious: 有野心的

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会