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优酷与土豆联姻搅动网络视频行业

2012-03-18来源:CRI
短语讲解:
1. Although the two faced off earlier in a copyright dispute, analysts say that their surprise merger appears to be a rational response to the problems that online video websites have in making ends meet.

face off与对手对抗,对峙
例句:He want to face off his opponent during the match.
他要在这场比赛中与对手对抗。
make ends meet使收支相抵
例句:She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.
她几乎挣不到足够的钱以维持开支。

2. A strong video platform will be set up after the merger, and it will attract more advertisers.

set up建立,建造, 创立, 竖立
例句:Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

3. Some of the contents provided by Youku and Tudou are the same, so the money spent on copyright purchases will fall.

spend on把…花在…
例句:He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

4. The merger is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2012, but Tudou's website and the brand will not change.

be expected to预计
例句:The death toll is expected to rise.
预计死亡人数还会增加。