The Carbon Tax Fallacy Flashcards
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gather
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v. 聚集,收集
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kick off
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开始,发起
3
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discourage(encourage)
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v. 阻止,打消…的念头,使泄气
4
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Love can neither be bought or sold.
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爱情是不能买卖的。
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the big-picture goal
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宏观目标
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address(stress)
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v. 处理,解决
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dissuade
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v. 劝阻,阻止
8
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approach
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n. 方法,接洽
v. 接近,靠近,邻近
9
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revenue
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n. 收入
10
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inherently
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adv. 内在的,天生的
11
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flawed
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adj. 有缺陷的,有错误的
12
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distraction
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n. 使人分心的事物
13
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urgently
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adv. 急切地,迫切地
14
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pursue
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v. 追求,追赶(=chase)
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there is scant evidence to indicate that
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鲜有证据表明…
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(gas) emissions
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气体排放
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take effect
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生效,起作用
18
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gasoline
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n. 汽油
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deceive
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v. 欺骗,误导
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notion
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n. 看法,观念,理念
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purchase
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n. 购买行为,所购之物
v. 购买,采购
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necessity
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n. 必需品
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regardless of
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不管,不顾
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generate
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v. 造成,引起
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tap the emergency fund
调用紧急资金
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allocate
v. 分配,分派
| =assign/distribute
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manner
n. 方式,态度,举止,礼貌,习俗
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share out
均分
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rebate
n. (税,租金等的)退款
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factor
n. 因素,因子,倍数
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in the long run
长远来看
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increase/decrease
增加/减少
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come out (in support of)
表明态度,公开表态
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concerned with
关心,关注
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stamp out
踩灭,消灭
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dependence
n. 依赖
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shareholder
n. 股东
| share n. 股份
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divert
v. 转移,使…转向
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encroach on
侵占,蚕食
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convenient
adj. 方便的
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tackle the problem
解决问题
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sincere
adj. 由衷的,衷心的,真诚的
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reserved approval
有保留的赞同
44
strong skepticism
强烈的怀疑
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fallacy
n. 谬论