德国制药商默克要收购Serono

Merck of Germany announced plans to buy Swiss Pharmaceutical¹ company Serono for 10.6 billion euros. Earlier this year Merck failed to acquire German competitor Schering, and recently pharmaceutical companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis had decided² not to buy Serono, which has been available for sale since spring of this year. Acquiring Serono instead of Schering will give Merck greater strength in biotechnology, letting them move more quickly into the growing field of biopharmaceuticals.

1 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。