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US jeweller Tiffany & Co. is suing luxury goods giant LVMH for stalling over a high-profile takeover deal.

LVMH said it had been requested by the French government to delay the takeover due to tariff threats from the US.

The luxury goods firm already said it was taking another look at the $16.2bn deal, which was struck before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

語言點

sue vt. 起訴，控訴

· I am going to sue you. 我要告你。

· sue sb for sth. 因為某事而起訴某人

· She is suing her husband for (= in order to get a) divorce.

她為求離婚而控訴她的丈夫。

stall v. 拖延（delay）；熄火（stop working）

· He had spent all week stalling over his decision.

他磨了整個星期，遲遲不想作出決定。

· He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.

他向他們提了各種毫無意義的問題來拖延時間。

· My car stalled on the highway.

那輛車在高速公路上拋錨了。

high-profile adj. 引人注目的，高調的

(attracting much attention or publicity)

· a high-profile public figure: 一位引人注目的公眾人物

takeover n. 收購

· take sth over = take control of sth 取得對……的掌管

tariff n. 關稅

· import tariff: 進口關稅

· export tariff: 出口關稅

· tariff barrier: 關稅壁壘

· impose tariffs: 征收關稅

· The government may impose tariffs on imports.

政府可能要對進口貨物征收關稅。

take another look: 再看看，再考慮考慮

· 近義表達：consider again

· I think maybe I have to take another look.

我覺得也許是時候重新考慮一下了。

strike/agree a deal: 達成交易

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