百度外賣出售給餓了么

Chinese Internet giant Baidu will reportedly sell its meal ordering and delivery services, Baidu Waimai, to rival ele.me.

據(jù)報道，中國互聯(lián)網(wǎng)巨頭百度將旗下訂餐和送貨服務百度外賣出售給對手餓了么。

The deal is expected to be announced by ele.me as soon as this week, reports China Business News. Baidu Waimai will continue to operate as an independent entity for a year, according to the report.

This follows the failure of Baidu to ink a deal for its meal delivery service with Meituan and SF Express.

Baidu Waimai had reportedly been in merger talks with Meituan since September, 2016, which failed to materialize.

Baidu Waimai then reportedly tried to engage in a deal with SF Express to operate its food delivery business. However, reports suggest the two sides could not reach a consensus on price and conditions, and negotiations broke down, according to the China Daily.

Meanwhile, according to reports, e-commerce giant Alibaba is negotiating for a full takeover of ele.me through a new share purchase agreement. Alibaba currently controls about 28 percent of ele.me after an investment worth over 1.2 billion US dollars in 2016.

Alibaba and Ant Financial Services Group have been searching for a new round of financing for ele.me worth at least 1 billion US dollars, reports Bloomberg.

1 entity

n.實體，獨立存在體，實際存在物

參考例句：

The country is no longer one political entity.這個國家不再是一個統(tǒng)一的政治實體了。

As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作為一個獨立的法律實體，公司必須納稅。

2 merger

n.企業(yè)合并，并吞

參考例句：

Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.對這項提議的贊同是合并的第一步。

Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股東們將投票表決公司合并問題。

3 consensus

n.(意見等的)一致，一致同意，共識

參考例句：

Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我們能在這個問題上取得一致意見嗎?

What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午會議上一致的意見是什么?

4 negotiations

協(xié)商( negotiation的名詞復數(shù) ); 談判; 完成(難事); 通過

參考例句：

negotiations for a durable peace 為持久和平而進行的談判

Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 談判未能達成任何妥協(xié)。