美语听力练习素材:辉瑞取消与艾尔建合并案

A senior U.S military official says efforts to defeat the Islamic State group are gaining momentum. Rear admiral Andrew Lewis said Wednesday that Iraqi security forces have begun capturing territory in several areas.
据美高级军事官员表示，“伊斯兰国”之战势头正猛。安德鲁·刘易斯少将于周三表示，伊拉克安全部队已成功收复多地。

A treasury department action aimed at making tax inversion less lucrative, helping to kill a drug company merger. Drug makers Allergan and Pfizer calling off a $160 billion deal Wednesday. Their merger would have moved Pfizer's address to Ireland where it would pay far less incorporate tax.
为遏制税负倒置，美财政部推出新举措，医药公司合并案叫停。周三，辉瑞与艾尔建1600亿美元合并案被迫中止。通过两家合并，辉瑞可将纳税地迁至爱尔兰，且可减少纳税负担。

A former coal executive sentenced to a year in prison for his connection to the deadliest mining explosion in four decades. The former Massey energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted in December of conspiracy to willfully violate mine safety standards. 29 miners died in the West Virginia explosion in 2010.
因煤矿爆炸案，前煤矿公司总裁被判有期徒刑一年，此次爆炸为40年来之最。因违反煤矿安全条例，前梅西能源CEO唐·布兰肯希普被判有罪。2010年，西弗吉尼亚发生煤矿爆炸案，29名矿工死亡。

And in Missouri, a police officer helped save the life of a man who tried to run away. Dash cam video shows the driver of this truck being ejected during a crash. The officials quickly gave CPR on the scene. KCTV reports the victim is expected to survive.
密苏里州警方挽救男子性命。据车载记录仪显示，被救卡车司机遇车祸，司机遭弹出。警方迅速实施心肺复苏术。车祸司机有望幸存。

Robert Bumsted, the associated press, with AP news minute.
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