It's a bit technical. But it affected the Pfizer-Allergan directly.

这是个技术问题。不过这项新规直接影响了辉瑞公司和艾尔建公司的合并计划。

Drug makers Allergan and Pfizer calling off a $160 billion deal Wednesday.

周三，辉瑞与艾尔建1600亿美元合并案被迫中止。

Allergan's medicine is an IV drug, but the company is developing an oral drug.

爱力根公司的药物是一种静脉注射药，但该公司正在开发口服药物。

The giant pharmaceutical company said it was joining forces with Allergan, a company based in Ireland.

这家大型制药公司曾表示，他们将同爱尔兰艾尔建公司合并。

Editas is one of the companies developing the treatment. The other is Allergan, based in Dublin, Ireland.

伊迪达斯公司是其中一家开发这种疗法的公司。另外一家公司是爱尔兰都柏林的艾尔建公司。

The deal with Teva Pharmaceuticals and AbbVie's Allergan came as closing arguments were about to begin in a seven-week trial.

与梯瓦制药和艾伯维旗下的艾尔建达成协议之际，为期七周的审判即将开始结案陈词。

" I can't understand what puts people off, " grouses David Pyott, the boss of Allergan, which makes Botox. Looks matter in the marketplace.

生产肉毒杆菌毒素的爱力根公司总经理大卫? 波尔特抱怨道：我无法理解是人们为什么不敢注射肉毒杆菌。长相在商业活动中确实很重要。"

But it would go ahead with other plans now. I mean, this was kind of inevitable because Allergan's stock was down really sharply yesterday.

不过现在辉瑞公司可能要进行其它计划了。这是不可避免的，因为昨天艾尔建公司的股票大幅下跌。

Such deals have become politically toxic in America, but the White House denied that the new regulations were intended specifically to scupper the Pfizer-Allergan deal.

如今，凡涉及类似倒置收购的并购交易在美国都已经不可行了，不过白宫方面否认新规有针对辉瑞-艾尔建这起并购交易的意思。