英语新闻听写 索尼欲成为最大的音乐出版公司

 

According to Reuters, Sony will know by October 26, whether EU antitrust regulators will wave through its $2.3 billion offer for control of EMI to become the world's largest music publisher.

据路透社报道，10月26日之前索尼将知道，欧盟反垄断监管机构是否会批准其23亿美元的报价，来控制百代唱片公司成为世界上最大的音乐出版公司。

The proposed acquisition is the boldest strategy move by its new CEO, which would give it rights to 2.1 million songs from artists such as Drake, Sam Smith, and Pharrell Williams.

这项拟议收购是其新CEO作出的最大胆的战略举措，它将赋予其获得德雷克、山姆·史密斯和法瑞尔·威廉姆等艺术家210万首歌曲的权利。

EU antitrust enforcers can clear the deal with or without concessions¹ or open a four-month investigation² if they have concerns.

让步与否，欧盟反垄断执法者都可以批准该交易，或者如果他们担心的话，可以开展四个月的调查。

1 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。