2015考研英语阅读巨兽出击
<p> <span word="Retailing">Retailing</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beast">beast</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="safari">safari</span></p><p> 零售业 巨兽出击</p><p> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>?</p><p> 沃尔玛能在非洲得偿所愿吗?</p><p> <span word="FOUR">FOUR</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="price">price</span> , <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="sbiggest">sbiggest</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span>, <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span>.</p><p> 对全球最大的零售商沃尔玛来说，40亿美元可不是 天天平价 ，但它还是希望自己捡到个大便宜。</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Beast">Beast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bentonville">Bentonville</span> <span word="hasoffered">hasoffered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="Massmart">Massmart</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="with">with</span> 288 <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> 14 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p> 这只阿肯色州的 本顿维尔巨兽 ，向<span word="Massmart">Massmart</span>开出了41亿美元的价码，想收购这个在撒哈拉以南地区的14个非洲国家、拥有288家门店的零售商。</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="September">September</span> 27<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Massmart">Massmart</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="tosell">tosell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span>.</p><p> 9月27日，<span word="Massmart">Massmart</span>的管理层确认了独家业务谈判，计划将公司在南非的业务出售给沃尔玛。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="overseen">overseen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="Bond">Bond</span> , <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>,<span word="Asda">Asda</span>.</p><p> 掌管沃尔玛旗下的英国阿斯达公司的邦德，负责这项谈判的进展。</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Massmart">Massmart</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="thinkthere">thinkthere</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bidders">bidders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bond">Bond</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="moremoney">moremoney</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clinch">clinch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p>
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