out of business:having stopped operating as a business because there is no more money or work available 停業(yè);歇業(yè)
    The new regulations will put many small businesses out of business. 新法規(guī)將使很多小企業(yè)關(guān)閉。
    Some travel companies will probably go out of business this summer. 今年夏天一些旅游公司很可能歇業(yè)。
    take something over:to gain control of a business， a company， etc.， especially by buying shares 接收，接管（企業(yè)、公司等，尤指通過購買股份）
    CBS Records was taken over by Sony. 哥倫比亞廣播公司的唱片公司已被索尼公司收購。
    up in the air:not yet decided 懸而未決
    Our travel plans are still up in the air. 我們的旅行計(jì)劃尚未決定。
    merge:to combine or make two or more things combine to form a single thing （使）合并，結(jié)合，并入
    His department will be merged with mine. 他的部門將和我的部門合并。
    The company was formed by merging three smaller firms. 公司是由三家小公司合并組成的.alignment:political support given to one country or group by another （國家、團(tuán)體間的）結(jié)盟
    Japan‘s alignment with the West 日本與西方國家的結(jié)盟