Disney was last night closing in on a deal to buy 21st Century Fox's entertainment businesses for ￡45 billion.
昨天晚上，迪士尼與21世紀?？怂构具_成協(xié)議，將以450億英鎊收購其娛樂產(chǎn)業(yè)。

The two sides have been locked in talks for more than a month but could announce a sale within days – with many expecting it to happen next week.
這兩家公司已就該交易談判了一個多月，不過他們可能會在幾天之內(nèi)宣布這項交易，許多人預計他們將于下周公布。

The proposal is said to be preferred by the Murdoch family – who control Fox – over a rival bid by Comcast, as they would rather receive Disney stock as part of the deal. A deal with Disney is also expected to be easier to clear with US competition regulators.
據(jù)說，控股?？怂辜瘓F的默多克家族在迪士尼和康卡斯特公司的競購中更傾向于迪士尼，因為他們更愿意從這份合作協(xié)議中拿到迪士尼的股份，而且與迪士尼之間的協(xié)議也有望更容易地通過美國競爭監(jiān)管機構的審批。

An agreement would break up the media empire built up over several decades by Rupert Murdoch and reshape an industry that has been upended by new entrants such as Netflix and Amazon.
這兩家公司之間的協(xié)議將使魯珀特·默多克打造了幾十年的傳媒帝國解體，并改組被奈飛和亞馬遜等新的媒體參與者所顛覆的行業(yè)。

It could potentially see Murdoch's son and Fox's chief executive, James Murdoch, take on a senior executive role at Disney.
默多克的兒子，也就是福克斯集團的總裁詹姆斯·默多克，可能會在迪士尼擔任高管。

There have even been suggestions that he could succeed Bob Iger as chief executive. Iger, 66, has already postponed his retirement three times so far as Disney hunts for a replacement.
甚至還有人暗示，他可能會接任鮑勃·伊格的總裁之職，因為迪士尼正在尋找伊格的繼任者，而到目前為止，66歲的伊格已經(jīng)延遲退休3次了。

It was unclear last night what the deal might mean for Fox's ongoing attempts to gain full control of Sky – it currently holds a 39 per cent stake in the satellite broadcaster.
目前?？怂辜瘓F持有衛(wèi)星電視公司天空衛(wèi)視（Sky）39%的股份，而且福克斯集團仍試圖獲得其完全控制權，但昨晚的協(xié)議對該交易的影響還不確定。

（翻譯：Dlacus）