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开场白：

Hello, friends

Today is Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022.

今天是2022年3月22日，星期二

I am grateful that you keep listening to my program. Your support is what drives me to make this happen.

感谢每位听友的支持。如果你有感兴趣的话题，也欢迎你联系我。

Today, let’s talk about Acquisition, to be more precise, it’s called merger and acquisition, brief for M&A. 1. During 2021, an all-time record of $5.9 trillion in over 63,000 mergers and acquisitions was set.

2021年可以说是并购之年。全球市场的并购总额达到来59000亿美元。那今天我就介绍几则相关的新闻报道。

第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:10")

• Warren Buffett Extends 2022 Purchases With $11.6 Billion Alleghany Deal. (theStreet)
• Nielsen Rejects Roughly $9 Billion Takeover Offer From Private-Equity Consortium. (Wall Street Journal)
• Amazon Buys MGM For $8.5 Billion : Deal Could Be Unwound In The Future. (Forbes)
• JP Morgan confirms €665m takeover of Cork's Global Shares. (IrishTimes)
• Universal Music label acquires ape NFT to lead virtual music group. (Reuters)

第二部分：重要单词回顾（6:16")

• Surpass: exceed; be greater than; 超过
• Consortium: an association, typically of several business companies; 财团
• Unwind: undo or be undone after winding or being wound; 松开，解脱
• Giant: 大公司
• Capitalize: take the chance to gain advantage from; 取得先机