英语新闻听写 辉瑞并购计划为哪般

Chief Executive of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals¹, Ian Read, has been obsessed² with finding a tax “inversion” deal for at least two years.

至少在过去两年，辉瑞首席执行官伊恩·瑞德一直对促成“税负倒置”情有独钟。

He tried AstraZeneca but lost the takeover bid in an embarrassing fashion.

辉瑞曾对阿斯利康表示收购意向，但却尴尬收场。

Then, he tried to acquire GlaxoSmithKline, but got nowhere.

随后又向葛兰素史克伸出橄榄枝，但最终无果。

Now he’s landed on Allergan, the Botox firm that is the biggest Irish company that nobody knew was Irish.

如今又中意肉毒杆菌生产商艾尔建，艾尔建是爱尔兰最大制药公司，但却没人知道他们来自爱尔兰。

Pfizer anticipates that the combined company will have an adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 17%-18%.

据辉瑞预计，新公司税率预计下调至17%-18%。

That’s the logic³ of the deal a previous 26% tax rate that falls to close to 17%.

之前的26%税率也有望下调至近17%。

1 pharmaceuticals   

n.医药品；药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
• The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

3 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。