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1 经济学人 : 辉瑞 - 阿斯利康信任问题中英文本 : Pfizer and AstraZeneca 辉瑞 - 阿斯利康 A matter of trust 信任问题 British politicians are understating their nation's appeal to drugs firms 英国政客低估了英国对制药企业的吸引 IAN READ, the chief executive of Pfizer, an American-based drugs giant, says his company wants to go where it is welcome. Odd, then, that Pfizer persists in trying to make Britain its second home. Its attempt to acquire AstraZeneca, Britain's second-largest pharmaceuticals firm, and establish a tax residence in the country is running into fire from many directions. 辉瑞公司堪称制药界的巨头, 其总部设置在美国, 日前, 首席执行官伊恩雷德宣称, 哪里公司受欢迎, 哪里就是发展方向按这个说法, 辉瑞执意将英国发展为第二个总部, 这一举动稍显离奇辉瑞收购英国第二大制药企业阿斯利康, 同时确立英国纳税居留权的企图在各个方面都麻烦不断

Odd, then, that Pfizer persists in trying to make Britain its second home.

2 A few weeks ago Mr Read impressed David Cameron, the prime minister, with promises to keep jobs and production in Britain if a deal went through. But MPs who quizzed him on May 13th and 14th criticised these assurances as vague and insufficient. Pressed for more details, Mr Read said he could not supply them, as he had not yet seen AstraZeneca's books. He conceded that there will be some jobs cut somewhere, though he could not yet say where they would be. 几个星期前, 雷德称如果收购进行的顺利, 就保留英国的部分工作岗位和生产, 这个承诺给首相卡梅伦留下了不错的印象但在 5 月 13 日 14 日对其进行质询的国会议员批评这些保证太过含糊其辞, 且并不充分由于还未收到阿斯利康的名单, 缺少很多细节, 雷德称自己不会透露过多信息给议员雷德承认, 可能会进行全球裁员, 但并未透露裁员具体地区 MPs see worrying parallels with Pfizer's past acquisitions. After it bought Wyeth, an American drugmaker, in 2009 the new company's research and development budget was slashed from about 11 billion to 7 billion a year. If Pfizer and AstraZeneca were to merge, the combined R&D budget would be about 12 billion. Mr Read promises to place at least 20% of the new company's R&D staff in Britain. Even so, this could mean fewer jobs: he did not specify the total research workforce. 国会议员从辉瑞之前的收购中, 看到了类似的担忧在 2009 年, 辉瑞收购美国制药公司惠氏之后, 合并的新公司的研究发展预算由每年 110 亿美元 ( 约合

Pressed for more details, Mr Read said he could not supply them, as he had not yet seen AstraZeneca's books.

3 70 亿英镑 ), 削减到 70 亿美元如果辉瑞和阿斯利康合并了, 各项研发预算加起来将高达 120 亿美元雷德承诺, 至少划拨新公司 20% 的研发人员留在英国即使这样, 这也意味着工作岗位的减少 : 他并未对全体研究人员进行具体说明 As The Economist went to press the firm was expected to raise and formalise its bid for AstraZeneca, currently at 63 billion. The government expects a sweeter offer, too. Mr Read's promises are just a starting point for negotiations, says Vince Cable, the business secretary, who wants more binding commitments. Others insist they should last longer than five years, as currently stipulated: drug development often takes decades. Mr Cameron now says he too is unsatisfied. He and Ed Miliband, the Labour Party leader, are competing to sound tougher on Pfizer. 截止本刊发稿, 辉瑞制药预期将提高其对阿斯利康的投标, 并予以正式化, 目前为止为投标价为 630 亿英镑英国政府也期待一个更为丰厚的条件商务大臣文斯凯博想得到更多有约束力的承诺, 他表示, 雷德的承诺不过是谈判的起点还有人认为, 这两家的拉锯战可能持续五年以上, 因为根据规定 : 医药发展常常耗时数十年之久首相卡梅伦现在同样表示, 他也不满意在辉瑞收购的问题上, 他和工党党首埃德米利班德就谁态度更强硬一较高下 Yet British politicians are understating the lure of their own country to drugs firms. R&D tax credits and a new patent box, which taxes

Mr Read's promises are just a starting point for negotiations, says Vince Cable, the business secretary, who wants more binding commitments.

4 profits from inventions registered in Britain at just 10%, are powerful draws, as are Britain's best universities. Indeed, even as politicians worry about losing jobs to America, lawmakers in America fear the opposite. The governors of Delaware and Maryland, where AstraZeneca operates, are seeking assurances from Pfizer similar to those given to Mr Cameron. Mr Read has so far demurred. 然而英国政客都低估了英国对制药企业的吸引力英国的发明注册仅仅耗费了约 10% 的利润, 包括研发税务减免, 以及一项新专利研发经费, 如此这般, 对英国的顶尖大学而言, 是个强有力的拉动确实, 正如政客担心工作岗位流入美国, 美国的政客也担心同样的事情阿斯利康在美国特拉华州和马里兰州有分部, 这两个州的州长也在寻求辉瑞给英国同样的保证目前为止, 雷德表示拒绝 A further reason for optimism is that AstraZeneca has already done much of the dirty work that might be expected of Pfizer should a deal be done. Over the last seven years the firm has cut 5,100 jobs in Britain and closed a research lab in Cheshire. Last year, due largely to lost revenue from an expiring patent, it did not pay British corporation tax. Most of its workforce and drug development are abroad: see article 辉瑞持乐观态度的深层次原因是, 本该由辉瑞为收购该做的不少苦活累活, 阿斯利康已经替它做了过去七年间, 阿斯利康在英国已经裁员 5100 名, 还关闭了一个在柴郡的实验室去年, 由于一项专利即将期满, 阿斯利康损失大笔收入, 也就没有缴纳英国公司所得税大部分员工和药物研发都流入海外 :

The governors of Delaware and Maryland, where AstraZeneca operates, are seeking assurances from Pfizer similar to those given to Mr Cameron. Mr Read has so far demurred.

5 AstraZeneca's boss, Pascal Soriot, has so far rebuffed Pfizer. He has tried to convince investors and British politicians that, after years of lagging behind competitors, AstraZeneca is now better off on its own. He touts a pipeline of potentially lucrative cancer drugs and warns darkly that a merger would lead to delays and perhaps deaths. British lawmakers seem inclined to protect their crown jewel, as one MP put it. But they will find it hard to stop a deal. The final decision will rest with the company's shareholders, many of whom are eager to see Pfizer's next offer. 阿斯利康 CEO 帕斯卡尔索里奥特仍然拒绝辉瑞的收购他试图让投资者和英国政客相信, 虽然落后其竞争对手很多年, 但阿斯利康自己情况已经有所好转他吹嘘自己有渠道搞到治疗癌症的药物, 可能获利巨大, 但是警告说并购会带来延缓甚至死亡一名议员此前称, 英国政客目前似乎并不想再捍卫其最高权杖但是他们会发现, 终止并购非常困难最终的决定取决于阿斯利康的各个股东, 他们中有不少人热切的盼望着辉瑞的下一次开价

He touts a pipeline of potentially lucrative cancer drugs and warns darkly that a merger would lead to delays and perhaps deaths.

6 重点讲解 : 1.appeal to 呼吁 ; 要求例句 :Economic change for its own sake did not appeal to him. 经济变化本身对他并没有吸引力 2.want to 想去 ; 想要例句 :When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing. 当生活很艰难, 你想要放弃的时候, 请记住, 生活充满了起起落落, 如果没有低谷, 那站在高处也失去了意义 3.promise to 承诺 ; 保证例句 :I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit. 我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天 4.expect to 期望例句 :You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with. 不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人

mean nothing. 当生活很艰难, 你想要放弃的时候, 请记住, 生活充满了起起落落, 如果没有低谷, 那站在高处也失去了意义 3.

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