AT&T's victory over the government's attempt to block its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner underscores just how much the way people watch – and pay for – TV has changed. It also highlights how corporate America wants to adapt to deal with its new environment. In short: Bigger is better.
(有不认识的单词吗?句子能否切分调序?猜一下文章背景)
先来做思考题：
AT&T's victory shows corporate America attempts to adapt to the new environment.
(T or F)
看看单词：
1.takeover:收购
2. underscores 强调，凸显
3. highlight：强调
4. corporate America (习惯用法)美国公司
5. victory over… (over是固定搭配)对于…的胜利;= triumph over
第一句：AT&T's victory over the government's attempt to block its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner underscores just how much the way people watch – and pay for – TV has changed.
主干识别：
AT&T's victory underscores the way has changed.
其他成分：
1.people watch – and pay for – TV 同位语
(这里加上破折号就是为了醒目，watch和pay for 并列)
2.over the government's attempt to block its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner (定语)
3.just how much (状语)
参考译文：
政府试图阻止美国电话电报公司(AT&T)850亿美元收购时代华纳(Time Warner)，AT&T挫败了这种企图，这突显出人们收看和付费电视的方式已经发生了多大变化。
第二句：It also highlights how corporate America wants to adapt to deal with its new environment. In short: Bigger is better.
主干识别：
It also highlights how corporate America wants to adapt to deal with its new environment.
切分成分：
1.how 状语
2.to adapt to deal with its new environment. 状语
参考译文：这一胜利还强调了美国企业如何调整以适应美国的新环境。
第三句：
In short: Bigger is better.
参考译文：简单的讲：越大越好。
所以思考题是：
AT&T's victory shows corporate America attempts to adapt to the new environment.
At&T的胜利展现出美国企业尝试着调整以适应新的环境。
所有这个思考题是正确的。
文章来源：基督教科学箴言报AT&T-Time Warner deal could open floodgates for megamergers
昨天说到美国的老三和老四通讯公司合并，政府不同意，于是这两家公司就准备找国会主持公道。今天讲的是去年，美国的通讯老大要和一家媒体公司时代华纳合并。政府也是不同意，然后AT&T 就把政府告到法院了，法院判政府败诉，法官的理由是，如果AT&T不和时代华纳合并就没法和Google还有Facebook这样的互联网巨头竞争，这些互联网巨头也需要有公司来制衡。两家公司合并成功。这体现了美国商业的趋势，新的并购浪潮兴起，越大越好。
