China's top two online video companies are joining forces, with Youku buying smaller rival Tudou in an all-stock deal worth over $1 billion, creating an industry leader with more than a one third share of a market losing money as it battles rising costs.
【核心词汇】
online a.在线的,联机的
stock n.股份,股票
【结构分析】
主干为:China's top two online video companies are joining forces。with...$1 billion为with引导的原因状语。creating an ... rising costs为现在分词短语做结果状语修饰主干,其中with ... a market是介词短语做定语修饰an industry leader, losing money这个现在分词短语做定语修饰a market,以及as引导的从句,it指代a market。
【参考译文】
随着优酷以价值超过10亿美元的全股份交易方式(100%股权置换)收购规模较小的竞争对手土豆,这两家中国顶尖的网络视频公司正在通力合作,创造了一个占有超过三分之一市场份额的行业领袖。因为与不断上升的成本作斗争,这个市场正在亏损。