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今日长难句

Between them, the five companies (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook) have spent an average of only $3.4bn a year on sub-$1bn acquisitions over the past five years—a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves, and the more than $130bn of venture capital that was invested in the US last year.

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词汇解析

acquisition [ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn] n.收购的公司；收购

a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟，九牛一毛

reserve [rɪˈzɜːv] n.储备（物/量）

venture capital 风险资本

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结构分析

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参考译文

Between them, the five companies (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook) have spent an average of only $3.4bn a year on sub-$1bn acquisitions over the past five years—a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves, and the more than $130bn of venture capital that was invested in the US last year.

在过去五年里，这五家公司（苹果、微软、谷歌、亚马逊和脸书）平均每年只花费34亿美元用于10亿美元以下的收购——与它们庞大的财务储备以及去年在美国投资的逾1300亿美元的风险资本相比，这只是沧海一粟。