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WBR: Wall Street Update 06 Aug 14

Wed¹, 6 Aug 14

Walgreens announces a takeover of Alliance Boots and more merger² news affecting the markets - Chris Lowe of FTN Financial gives us his view.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• 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。