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Hollywood gets a new giant
好莱坞迎来了一个新的巨头
Discovery, a medium-size media company that began as a small cable network in 1985, has completed something once unthinkable: assuming ownership of a fabled Hollywood company that controls Batman, Harry Potter and "Game of Thrones".
Discovery 是一家中等规模的媒体公司,从 1985 年的一个小型有线电视网络起家。现在,它已完成了一件曾经难以想象的事情:收购了一家充满传奇色彩的好莱坞公司,该公司拥有《蝙蝠侠》、《哈利波特》和《权力的游戏》(等影视作品)。
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Discovery and WarnerMedia closed their megamerger Friday afternoon, adding a new behemoth to the entertainment industry. The two companies will combine television, movie and news operations that draw revenue of nearly $50 billion, forming one of the biggest media companies in the country.
Discovery 和华纳传媒于周五下午结束了他们的巨型并购,为娱乐业增添了一个新的巨头。这两家公司将合并电视、电影和新闻业务,营收接近 500 亿美元,成为美国最大的媒体公司之一。
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The decision by AT&T, WarnerMedia's parent company, will be felt throughout the media world in the months to come. It means that rivals such as Netflix, Disney, Amazon and Apple now have a new ferocious competitor for streaming dominance.
华纳传媒的母公司 AT&T 的决定将在未来几个月影响到整个媒体界。这意味着诸如 Netflix、迪士尼、亚马逊和苹果等竞争者有了一个强有力的新竞争对手来争夺流媒体的主导地位。
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The job of making the merged company a success falls to David Zaslav, a 62-year-old veteran cable TV executive who has been running Discovery for 15 years. He will take over as CEO of the new company, which will be called Warner Bros. Discovery.
让合并后的公司取得成功的重任落在了大卫·扎斯拉夫的身上,他是一名 62 岁的有线电视的资深高管,经营 Discovery 已有 15 年。他将接任新公司的首席执行官,该公司将被称为 Warner Bros. Discovery。
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The biggest question will be what happens to HBO Max and Discovery+, the merging companies' streaming services. Initially, the two could be sold as a bundle, but over time, they will be brought together into one giant streaming service, Zaslav told staff Friday.
最大的问题将是这家合并公司的两大流媒体服务 HBO Max 和 Discovery+ 会发生什么变化。扎斯拉夫周五告诉工作人员,最初,这两者可以捆绑销售,但随着时间的推移,它们会被整合成一个巨大的流媒体服务。
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HBO Max has only recently expanded into foreign territory, although Discovery has built a robust international business.
尽管 Discovery 已经建立了强大的国际业务,但 HBO Max 最近才进入国外市场。
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"A new giant is born when they prove they have international scale," Michael Nathanson, a media analyst, said of Warner Bros. Discovery. "Because international is such uncontested territory, they can have more impact outside the U.S."
媒体分析师迈克尔·内桑森在谈到 Warner Bros. Discovery 时表示: “当他们证明自己具有国际规模时,一个新的巨头就诞生了。因为国际化是如此无可争议的领域,他们可以在美国之外产生更多的影响。”
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主编:maisie、李李亚
品控:maisie、蘑菇
审核:Lucky
重点词汇
giant
/ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/
n. 巨头,大公司;巨人
词性拓展:giant(adj. 巨大的)
搭配短语:the Chinese e-commerce giant
cable
/ˈkeɪ.bəl/
n. 有线电视;电缆;钢索
搭配短语:overhead cable
搭配短语:cable channel
assume
/əˈsuːm/
v. 取得(权力);承担(责任);假设;认为
例句:When you have a language degree, people assume that you can speak the language fluently.
例句:He will assume the role of managing director.
fabled
/ˈfeɪ.bəld/
adj. 传奇的,传说中的
搭配短语:the fabled city of Troy
近义词:legendary(adj. 传奇的)
megamerger
/ˈme.ɡə.mɝː.dʒɚ/
n. 巨型合并,强强联合
相关词汇:mega(adj. 巨大的)
搭配短语:the mega superstar Madonna
相关词汇:merger(n. 合并)
搭配短语:a merger between the two banks
相关词汇:merge(v. 合并)
搭配短语:A and B merge together
搭配短语:A merge with B
behemoth
/bɪˈhiː.mɑːθ/
n. 超级公司;庞然大物;巨兽,神兽
近义词:giant(n. 巨头)
operation
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
n. 业务,经营;操作
英文释义:the activity or work done in an area of business or industry
搭配短语:a huge multinational operation
draw
/drɑː/
v. 得到,获取;绘画
例句:Plants draw nourishment from the soil.
parent company
母公司,控股公司
相关词汇:subsidiary(n. 子公司,附属公司)
ferocious
/fəˈroʊ.ʃəs/
adj. 凶猛的;强烈的;残酷的
搭配短语:a ferocious lion
搭配短语:a ferocious attack
streaming
/ˈstriː.mɪŋ/
n. 流式传播;串流
搭配短语:streaming media
相关词汇:stream(n. 水流)
dominance
/ˈdɑː.mə.nəns/
n. 支配,主导地位;优势
相关词汇:dominate(v. 支配)
词根词缀:-ance(表示名词)
例句:The firm soon achieved complete dominance in the marketplace.
veteran
/ˈve.t̬ɚ.ən/
adj. 经验丰富的,资深的
搭配短语:a veteran journalist
搭配短语:a veteran actor
词性拓展:veteran(n. 经验丰富的人,老手;老兵)
搭配短语:a veteran of the Second World War
executive
/ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/
n. 主管,经理
搭配短语:chief executive officer = CEO
take over
接收,接管(公司)
相关词汇:takeover(n. 接管)
搭配短语:a hostile takeover
bundle
/ˈbʌn.dəl/
n. 一批(同类事物或出售的货品);捆,扎
搭配短语:a bundle of papers
词性拓展:bundle(v. 捆绑销售)
例句:Some companies bundled together hardware and software.
territory
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
n. (特定的或某一类的)地区;领土;(经验或知识的)领域
搭配短语:sales territory
robust
/roʊˈbʌst/
adj. 强大的;坚固的;强健的
搭配短语:a robust piece of equipment
搭配短语:robust economic growth
uncontested
/ˌʌn.kənˈtestɪd/
adj. 无竞争的;毫无疑问的
词根词缀:un-(表示否定)
相关词汇:contest(v. 竞争)
词根词缀:-ed(表示形容词)
搭配短语:an uncontested election
例句:The company has uncontested superiority.
impact
/ˈɪm.pækt/
n. 影响,作用;冲击力
搭配短语:the profound impact on/upon climate change
搭配短语:have/make an impact on sth.
词性拓展:impact(v. 影响)
搭配短语:profoundly impact on/upon climate change
词义辨析:impact, influence
这两个词都有“影响”的意思,但 impact 比 influence 的语气更强烈,influence 可以指慢慢的影响,而 impact 往往指强烈、带有冲击力的影响。
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