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Chief Executive of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Ian Read, has been obsessed with finding a tax “inversion” deal for at least two years.

至少在过去两年，辉瑞首席执行官伊恩·瑞德一直对促成“税负倒置”情有独钟]DV9ShSXHv。

He tried AstraZeneca but lost the takeover bid in an embarrassing fashion.

辉瑞曾对阿斯利康表示收购意向，但却尴尬收场gNWt3+Nbt8(2。

Then, he tried to acquire GlaxoSmithKline, but got nowhere.

随后又向葛兰素史克伸出橄榄枝，但最终无果z;!F+VM^fo-*G。

Now he’s landed on Allergan, the Botox firm that is the biggest Irish company that nobody knew was Irish.

如今又中意肉毒杆菌生产商艾尔建，艾尔建是爱尔兰最大制药公司，但却没人知道他们来自爱尔兰L5;#kLFOOyhZ@pN%。

Pfizer anticipates that the combined company will have an adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 17%-18%.

据辉瑞预计，新公司税率预计下调至17%-18%4@AJVbcGqBAe;4Z32。

That’s the logic of the deal a previous 26% tax rate that falls to close to 17%.

之前的26%税率也有望下调至近17%nN5]hD0;myL88P)H。

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词语解释

1.try to 设法

例句：Mary is very quiet,try to fetch out at the party.

玛丽非常腼腆，设法鼓励她在聚会上开口说话OD6hI|z36xpE.wLOl9。

2.close to 接近

例句：We were close to when it happened.

事情发生时我们正在附近&@0-@]D;R6]zTvF]-B。

3.fall to 下降

例句：Her weight fell to under seven stones.

她的体重减到了 7 英石以下|HYm2XSMr-Va!。

4.obsessed with 痴迷于

例句：Its reason thinks in Yu Baoman this company be obsessed with data.

其原因在于鲍曼认为该公司过于痴迷数据.