ソニーが、それでは20億ドルではどうかという話を持っていったとき、CBSは断れなかったのです。

Sentence Analyzer

ソニー それでは どる どう という 持っていった とき CBS 断れなかった です

English Translation

When Sony came back with a 2 billion bid, CBS could not refuse.

Furigana

ソニーが、それでは20(おく)ドルではどうかという(はなし)()っていったとき、CBSは(ことわ)れなかったのです。

Romanji

Soni- ga, soredeha ni zero oku doru de wa dō ka toiu hanashi o motteitta toki, Shi-Bi-Esu wa kotowarenakatta no desu.

Words

()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其れでは (それでは、それじゃ)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(おく)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
ドール (ドール、ドル)
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Reading: オク
Meanings: hundred million, 10**8
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting