違約金2.5億
Uber Technologies Inc. has announced that it is giving up on buying Foodpanda’s Taiwan food delivery service.
優步科技公司宣布放棄收購Foodpanda在台灣的外送服務。
technology(n.)科技、技術Inc.=incorporated(adj.)公司的make an announcement that+子句=宣布某事give up on放棄對…的希望merge(v.)使合併acquire(v.)取得、獲得
The Taipei Times reported on March 12 that Uber must now pay a $250 million fee for backing out of the deal.
台北時報於3月12日報導，由於優步放棄交易，必須支付2.5億美元的違約金。
fee(n.)費用tuition fee學費legal fee法律費用、訴訟費penalty for breach of contract違約金back out of退出deal(n.)交易、協議
Uber originally announced in May 2024 that it planned to buy Foodpanda in Taiwan from Delivery Hero SE for $950 million.
優步原本於2024年5月宣布，計劃以9.5億美元向德國的Delivery Hero SE收購台灣Foodpanda。
originally(adv.)原本、最初original(adj.)原來的、有原創性的originality(n.)創造力origin(n.)由來intend(v.)想要、打算aim(v.)想要、致力one in a million萬中選一的
However, Taiwan’s government blocked the deal in December 2024.
然而，台灣政府於2024年12月阻止了這項交易。
block(v.)阻止、阻擋、蓋火鍋(籃球術語)、阻塞blocked sink阻塞的洗碗槽block up(鼻子)塞住、阻塞
At the time, the Fair Trade Commission said it would be unfair if Uber bought Foodpanda because the company already runs UberEats.
當時，公平交易委員會表示，若優步收購Foodpanda將造成不公平競爭，因為優步已在台灣經營UberEats。
fair trade公平交易、公平貿易fair(adj.)公平的、公正的unfair(adj.)不公平的commission(n.)委員會、佣金run(v.)經營
It added that owning Foodpanda would have given Uber control of more than 90% of Taiwan’s food delivery market.
公平會進一步指出，若交易完成，優步將控制台灣90%以上的外送市場。
would／could／should have+V-p.p.=本來會／可以／應該control(n.)控制權
Some in the government believed this would lead to increased food delivery prices.
部分政府官員認為，這可能導致外送費用上漲。
government official政府官員argue that+子句=認為…lead to導致=bring about／give rise to／cause
Uber said it would accept the government’s decision to block the deal.
優步表示，將接受政府阻止交易的決定。
accept(v.)接受reject(v.)拒絕=turn downdecisive(adj.)果斷的、堅決的indecisive(adj.)優柔寡斷的、無決斷力的
It also said that it would continue its UberEats business in Taiwan.
優步也表示會繼續在台灣經營UberEats業務。
business(n.)生意、職責(不可數)、公司(可數)
Delivery Hero has also said it would continue its Foodpanda business in Taiwan despite the deal not happening.
而Delivery Hero也表示，儘管交易告吹，仍將繼續在台灣經營Foodpanda業務。
despite(prep.)儘管=in spite offall through失敗、無法實現proceed with繼續進行go ahead進行、發生