The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers and acquisitions ever witnessed.

世界正在经历一场前所未有巨大并购浪潮。

Major business mergers need U.S. government approval to go through, though.

不过，主要业合并需要美国政府批准才能通过。

The reforms will probably have a bigger effect on hospital mergers.

改革可能对医院合并产生更大影响。

So that is the difference between mergers and acquisitions, in a nutshell.

总而言之，这就是并购与收购区别。

Other media companies considering mergers like Disney and 21st Century Fox are watching carefully.

考虑到迪士尼和21世纪福克斯等公司并购，其他媒体公司也在密切关注。

So once again, Tesla shareholders approving that Solar City merger by 85% overwhelmingly.

85% 特斯拉股东，以压倒性优势投票通过并购太阳城公司。

Just 4 months after approving the highly contentious merger of comcast with NBC Universal.

这是在争议颇多康卡斯特和NBC环球公司合并之后4个月后宣布。

In the U.S. mergers and acquisitions need to be approved by the government agencies.

在美国，并购需要得到政府机构批准。

Companies can run into some trouble when they try to vertically integrate via mergers.

企业试图通过合并进行纵向合并时，可能会遇到一些麻烦。

So do European fears of genetically modified food or nationalistic opposition to cross-border mergers.

欧洲人对转基因食品恐惧以及出于民族主义而对跨国兼并反对也是这种情绪反应。

American policy-makers have presided over a wave of mergers in the past few years.

过去几年里，美国政策制定者主导了一轮并购浪潮。

He certainty counts it as a success because he had been pushing forward this merger.

他自然把这当成是一次胜利，因为他是这次并购案主要推手。

Business partners. Mergers and acquisitions. I'm kidding. We're gay.

生意伙" 伴" 。做并购。开玩笑啦。我们是同志。

For example, the merger is a no-brainer.

比如，合并是理所当然。

Others were forced into mergers, or needed to be bailed out by the government.

其他机构被迫合并，或者需要政府救助。

Supporters of the new supersystems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service.

支持组建超大型铁路集团人认为，兼并将带来成本大幅降低，服务项目更好协调。

Today, though, we are seeing mergers of some of the greatest scientific minds, regardless of their location.

但是今天呢，我们正在见证其中有些最顶尖科大脑融合，不管他们在哪里。

A musical merger could create anew model, or a dozy mammoth.

唱片行业并购案可能会催生一种新业模式，亦或者是一个行动迟缓" 庞然大物" 。

At a time, when it's seeking government approval of its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable.

同时，康卡斯特正在寻求政府准许其并购时代华纳有线电视公司计划。

D) The merger of publishers is a worrying trend.

D）出版合并是一个令人担忧趋势。