The Carbon Tax Fallacy Flashcards

1
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gather

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v. 聚集,收集

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2
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kick off

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开始,发起

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3
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discourage(encourage)

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v. 阻止,打消…的念头,使泄气

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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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5
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the big-picture goal

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宏观目标

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6
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address(stress)

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v. 处理,解决

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7
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dissuade

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v. 劝阻,阻止

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8
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approach

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n. 方法,接洽

v. 接近,靠近,邻近

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9
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revenue

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n. 收入

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10
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inherently

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adv. 内在的,天生的

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11
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flawed

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adj. 有缺陷的,有错误的

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12
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distraction

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n. 使人分心的事物

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urgently

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adv. 急切地,迫切地

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14
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pursue

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v. 追求,追赶(=chase)

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15
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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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16
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(gas) emissions

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气体排放

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17
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take effect

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生效,起作用

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18
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gasoline

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n. 汽油

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19
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deceive

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v. 欺骗,误导

20
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notion

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n. 看法,观念,理念

21
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purchase

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n. 购买行为,所购之物

v. 购买,采购

22
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necessity

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n. 必需品

23
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regardless of

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不管,不顾

24
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generate

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v. 造成,引起

25
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tap the emergency fund

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调用紧急资金

26
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allocate

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v. 分配,分派

=assign/distribute

27
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manner

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n. 方式,态度,举止,礼貌,习俗

28
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share out

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均分

29
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rebate

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n. (税,租金等的)退款

30
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factor

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n. 因素,因子,倍数

31
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in the long run

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长远来看

32
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increase/decrease

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增加/减少

33
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come out (in support of)

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表明态度,公开表态

34
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concerned with

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关心,关注

35
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stamp out

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踩灭,消灭

36
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dependence

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n. 依赖

37
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shareholder

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n. 股东

share n. 股份

38
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divert

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v. 转移,使…转向

39
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encroach on

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侵占,蚕食

40
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convenient

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adj. 方便的

41
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tackle the problem

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解决问题

42
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sincere

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adj. 由衷的,衷心的,真诚的

43
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reserved approval

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有保留的赞同

44
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strong skepticism

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强烈的怀疑

45
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fallacy

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n. 谬论