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repeal/quash/scrap/web traffic/water sth down/kill off/differ from a to b
（1）California became the largest state to enact its own rules requiring internet providers to treat all web traffic equally.
Web traffic —— the amount of data sent and received by visitors to a website.
（2）Telecommunications companies lobbied hard to kill off the new California law or water it down, saying it would lead to higher internet and cellphone bills and discourage investments in faster internet.
water sth down——to deliberately make an idea or opinion less extreme, usually so that other people will accept it
（3）They argued that it was unrealistic to expect them to comply with internet regulations that differ from state to state.
（4）The Trump administration repealed the Obama era rules on net neutrality in December 2017.
repeal——If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force废除，废止，撤销（法律）
（5）In internet showdown justice department lawsuit is designed to quash a California law that restores protections
quash——to say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted撤销，废止，宣布…无效
（6）Demonstrators rally in support of net neutrality, before the Federal Communications Commission voted to scrap Obama-era rules that prevent phone and cable companies from favouring certain websites and apps.
scrap——to not continue with a system or plan放弃；取消
They're considering scrapping the tax and raising the money in other ways.
他们正在考虑废除这个税种，用其他方法募集款项。
We scrapped our plans for a trip to France.
我们取消了法国之行的计划。
