本期内容：

The New York Post reported that America’s Federal Trade Commission was planning to block the merger of Staples and Office Depot, the country’s only two national office-supplies chains. The deal, worth $6.3 billion, was announced in February; the antitrust regulator’s decision is due by December 8th. The FTC thwarted a previous merger plan of the two in 1997.

词义解析:

Commission: 委员会

Block：阻止

Chains: 连锁店

Antitrust: 反垄断

Thwart：阻止