1.screech
sales screeched to a halt (stop) A black Mercedes screeched to a halt beside the helicopter.一辆黑色梅赛德斯轿车在那辆直升机旁嘎然停下。(尖叫)
2. dub配音，起绰号，称为
be dubbed sth
The body, thousands of years old, was found in the Alps and dubbed ‘The Iceman’.这具千年古尸发现于阿尔卑斯山，被称为 “冰人”。
be dubbed into sth
a British film dubbed into French一部用法语配音的英国影片
3.beacon灯塔，引路人;照亮，指引，照耀
The education program offers a beacon of hope to these children.
这项教育计划为这些儿童燃起了希望之光
4.waive
to state officially that a right, rule etc can be ignored 宣布放弃〔权利〕；宣布取消〔规则等〕例: She waived her right to a lawyer.她放弃了请律师的权利。
slash a tax waiver 削减了免税政策(弃权) tax breaks税收减免
5.per capita
the country’s per capita income该国的人均收入; the number of crimes that occur per capita人均犯罪数
6. touted as 推销，兜售
his much touted musical他那出备受推崇的音乐剧
Nell is being touted as the next big thing in Hollywood.内尔被誉为好莱坞的明日之星
7. buoyed the sale of Teslas推动了销售 sticker price 标价，定价
8.precipitous
steep; a precipitous marriage草率的婚姻; sudden: a precipitous decline in stock prices股价的骤跌
9.jurisdictions over the right to use an official power to make legal decisions, or the area where this right exists 司法权；审判权；管辖权；管辖区域
10. The move also exposes an inconvenient truth此举揭示了一个尴尬的真相
11. rushed out to buy the premium electric vehicles 竞相购买高档电动车
12. tax waiver for electric vehicles was capped at HK$97,500 宽免额以9.75万港元为上限
13. preserve Hong Kong’s lead in clean, sustainable living持香港在清洁、可持续生活方面的领先地位
14. promote 推广 diesel柴油 see some take up of看到...有了一些起色 removed the incentive to buy ...
15. at odds with the government’s target of与…目标背道而驰
16. fare 进展，遭遇，经营 fare well/badly/better etc
Although Chicago has fared better than some cities, unemployment remains a problem.虽说芝加哥比其他一些城市情况好些，但失业仍是个问题。
He wondered how Ed had fared in the interview.他想知道埃德面试情况如何。
17. flag up : to bring (something) to someone's attention; point out 使某人注意(某物); 指出
18. 裨益；为生活带来方便；有用之物 The bus service is a real boon to people in the village.公共汽车服务对村里的人来说是一大便利之处。
19. lifeblood
the most important thing needed by an organization, relationship etc to continue to exist or develop successfully 〔组织、关系等的〕生命线，命脉
[+ of ] Communication is the lifeblood of a good marriage.沟通是美满婚姻的根本保证。
your blood literary 血液
