英语新闻听写 Google会收购HTC么

People have been waiting to hear that HTC has been sold to another brand for a while, such are the poor financial results that company has been posting in recent years.

HTC近几年的财务状况不佳，大家等待另一家品牌收购HTC的消息也有一段时间了。

So when we hear that Google is in the 'final stages of negotiation¹' to buy the ailing² brand, it's not impossible to believe.

因此当大家听到谷歌与该困境之中的品牌已经入‘最终谈判阶段’时，似乎也觉得可信。

The reports state that Google is thinking about acquiring the firm wholesale³, although, only the phone section, with HTC Vive not part of the deal

报道称谷歌考虑大规模收购该公司，虽然只是收购其手机部门，HTC Vive并不在交易内

or becoming a 'strategic partner' - which would mean it wouldn't take ownership, but presumably take an almost-exclusive role in the day-to-day running.

或是成为HTC的一个‘战略伙伴’——这就意味着谷歌不持该公司所有权，但据推测这种方式在公司日常管理上几乎没有话语权。

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

3 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。