对话文本
A:I heard a rumor this morning...It seems Trusten Tools is going out of business.Another competitor is going bankrupt.That could be good news for us.

B:I think you must have heard wrong.The truth is we are going to be taken over by Trusten.We are being bought out,and our company will be merging with our largest competitor.It's not good news at all...

A:What?We are merging with Trusten?I never thought that would happen.Will we be getting new owners?Will it affect our jobs?

B:Probably.The new owners will be coming to start alignment meetings nextweek.One of the big question is what to call the new conglomerate company.

A:Wow,with such a big change.We won't have the same name?

B:It's not only the name of our company that will change...I expect that after this acquisition,there'll be a ton of things up in the air.
参考翻译
早上我听到一个传闻...好像说信托设备公司要倒闭了.有一个竞争对手要破产了.这对我们来说可真是好消息.
我想你一定听错了.事实是我们要被信托公司接管了.我们的所有权被买下了,我们公司就要和我们最大的竞争对手合并了.这根本不是什么好消息...



什么?我们要和信托公司合并?我从来没想到会发生这样的事.我们要有新老板了?这对我们的工作会有影响吗?
可能会有影响.新老板下周来进行合作会谈.一个最大的问题就是新的联合公司叫什么名字.
哇,有这么大的变化.我们连自己公司的名字都保不住了?
不但是我们公司的名字要改...我预计收购之后还会有一大堆的问题悬而未决.
核心词组


out of business:having stopped operating as a business because there is no more money or work available 停业;歇业
The new regulations will put many small businesses out of business. 新法规将使很多小企业关闭.
Some travel companies will probably go out of business this summer. 今年夏天一些旅游公司很可能歇业.

take something over:to gain control of a business, a company, etc., especially by buying shares 接收,接管(企业、公司等,尤指通过购买股份)
CBS Records was taken over by Sony. 哥伦比亚广播公司的唱片公司已被索尼公司收购.

up in the air:not yet decided 悬而未决
Our travel plans are still up in the air. 我们的旅行计划尚未决定.
核心词汇


merge:to combine or make two or more things combine to form a single thing (使)合并,结合,并入
His department will be merged with mine. 他的部门将和我的部门合并.
The company was formed by merging three smaller firms. 公司是由三家小公司合并组成的.

alignment:political support given to one country or group by another (国家、团体间的)结盟
Japan's alignment with the West 日本与西方国家的结盟