短语讲解：

1. The New York Times said that Alibaba has agreed to pay about $266 million to acquire the South China Morning Post.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。

2. The paper also has “outsize political influence” in Nevada, according to the New York Daily News.

according to 根据
例句：The murderer was executed according to law.
那个杀人犯已经依法镇压了。