英语新闻听写 美国电话电报公司并购时代华纳

AT&T and Time Warner have been in talks about a merger¹ and now news has broken AT&T has scored a $80 billion deal. This deal has potential to reshape the media industry.

美国电话电报公司（AT&T）和时代华纳（Time Warner）一直在谈论合并事宜，现在有消息称AT&T给出了800亿美元的投标。该交易可能会重塑整个传媒业。

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, AT&T is expected to pay around $105 a share per Time Warner share in cash and stock. After news or the merger were released Time Warner shares spiked² nearly 8 percent to close at $89.48, while AT&T slumped³ 3 percent to finish the session at $37.49.

根据华尔街日报，AT&T打算以每股105美元的价格购买时代华纳股票，支付方式为现金加股票。合并消息传出以后，时代华纳的股份上涨近8%，收盘价为89.48美元，而AT&T的股份下跌了3%，收盘价为37.49美元。

1 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。

2 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

3 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。