In the last two weeks, Yahoo has discussed possible combinations with other companies, including the News Corporation, AOL and Google. But Yahoo may not be able to avoid buyout by Microsoft. The latest reports are that some big Yahoo shareholders would support the (a) deal if Microsoft raised its offer.

在过去两周，雅虎与可能与其进行合并的其他公司进行了谈判，这包括新闻公司美国在线和谷歌。但是，雅虎可能无法避免微软的收购。最近报道说如果微软提高出价，雅虎的一些大股东可能会支持收购。

The purchase will (would) be the largest ever by the world’s leading software maker. Yet Microsoft has made little progress in its internet searching abilities and in the growing business of online advertising. Google the leading internet search company, is the strongest competitor for those advertising dollars.

此次购买将是世界软件巨头最大的一次收购。然而，微软在网络搜索能力以及不断增长的在线广告业务方面进展缓慢。网络搜索公司巨头谷歌是（微软）这些广告收入的主要竞争对手。

Microsoft is based in Redmood,* Washington. Yahoo and Google are in California’s Silicon Valley.

微软总部位于华盛顿的雷德蒙德。雅虎和谷歌位于加州的硅谷。

Interative* that (Internet) technology was also at the heart of the television and movie writers strike which ended this week. Writers voted in Los Angeles and New York to return to work after 100 days on strike. A proposed new contract would pay them for the first time for creative material that appears online and in other new media.

网络技术也是这次电视和电影作者罢工的核心问题，此次罢工在上周结束。作家们在洛杉矶和纽约选举然后结束了为期100天的罢工而重返工作。新提出的一项新合同将首次为他们制作的出现在网络或其他新媒体上的创作型材料付费。

Members of the Writers g*(Guild) of the American are expected to approve the three-year deal with the alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers. Now the producers need to negotiate a new agreement with the Screen Actors skills (Guild) or risk anther strike. The current contact with the actors unions ends Jun 13th.(30^th )

美国编辑工会的成员希望与美国影视剧制作人联盟达成一项3年的交易。现在制作人们需要与荧屏演员协会进行新一轮的协商以达成一致，否则可能会引发另一次罢工。目前与演员联盟的合同的截止日期为6月30日。

Buyout： 全部买下（产品）

Guild: n.(中世纪的)行会, 同业公会, 协会, 行业协会