▍原文
EU regulators have approved Microsoft's $69bn attempt to purchase Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.
The European Commission said Microsoft had addressed their concerns on competition issues.
It comes three weeks after the UK blocked the deal over worries it would hurt competition in the emerging cloud gaming business.
▍语言点
1. regulator /ˈreɡjəleɪtər/ n. 监管者
· EU regulators 欧盟的监管部门
2. approve the attempt to do sth. 同意做某事
· approve /əˈpruːv/ v. 同意
· attempt to do sth. 要做某事的努力或意图
3. address the concerns on sth. 设法解决关于某事的担忧
· address /əˈdres/ v. 处理，设法解决
· address the problem 解决问题
· address the challenge 应对挑战
· address the concerns 处理担心
· concern /kənˈsɜːrn/ n. 担忧
· concerns on environmental issues 关于环境问题的担忧
· concerns on competition issues 关于竞争问题的担忧
4. issue /ˈɪʃuː/ n. 问题(problem)
· Money is not an issue.
钱不是问题。
· Anger is a big issue for me.
乱发脾气，是我的一个大问题。
5. It comes three weeks after sth. 用以“引出背景”
6. block /blɑːk/ v. 阻止
· block sth. 阻止某事
· block the deal over sth. 因为某事阻止了交易
7. emerging /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/ adj. 正在兴起的，新兴的，处于发展初期的
· emerging market 新兴市场
· emerging technology 新兴技术
· emerging cloud gaming business 新兴的云游戏业务
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