This is intended to smooth the path to approval for the deal by financial regulators. Exchanges are keen to merge as a way of cutting costs.

这是为了方便金融监管机构批准交易，而各交易所希望通过兼并来削减成本。

Kasztner negotiated with the Nazis for the lives of nearly 1,700 Jews; whether he smoothed the path to destruction for others has always been fiercely debated.

卡斯特纳与纳粹就近1700名犹太人的生命进行了谈判；他是否为其他人铺平了毁灭之路这一点一直备受争议。