CRI听力:Subsidies for Old Car Sales

短语讲解：

1. Starting this month, car owners in Beijing who have vehicles over six years old can receive a government subsidy if they sell or write off the value of the cars.

write off毁掉; 结束掉
例句：They wrote the car off.
他们将那辆汽车报废了。

2. The owners will receive another subsidy from auto manufacturers if they replace their old vehicles with new ones.

replace with用…代替
例句：We've replaced the old machine with a computer.
我们用电脑取代了那台旧机器。

3. The amount of the subsidy is based on six factors, including car model, discharge capacity and condition.

base on使建立在…基础上
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

4. The subsidies range from 2,500 yuan to 14,500 yuan with an average payment of 4,000 yuan.

range from …to…从...变化到...
例句：Prices range from ￡6 to ￡10.
价钱从六英镑到十英镑不等。

5. A person who replaces his 200-thousand yuan car with a new one, for example, can spend nearly 10-thousand yuan less if he receives a 5-thousand-yuan government subsidy and another 5-thousand from an auto manufacturer.

for example例如, 譬如
例句：Japan, for example, has two languages.
譬如说, 日本就有两种语言。

6. Data from the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau indicate that cars that have been on the road for over eight years account for more than a quarter of Beijing's total number of vehicles, but produce 60 percent of total emissions discharge.

account for说明〔解释〕…原因，证明
例句：Lack of money accounts for her discontinuing her studies.
缺钱是她辍学的原因。

7. That is to say, older vehicles are the main source of motor vehicle pollution.

that is to say即,就是,换句话说,就是说;更确切地说
例句：Susan is a good student, that is to say, she gets good grades in school.
苏姗是好学生，就是说，她在学校成绩很好。

8. After the cars have been sold or their value written off, the owners can keep the license plate and log on a third-party online platform to apply for the subsidy.

license plate牌照,号码牌
例句：The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.
司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
apply for申请
例句：He applied for a passport.
他申请护照。

9. They can also buy a new car on the online platforms of 16 designated auto manufacturers participating in the campaign, including Beijing Hyundai, FAW Toyota and Chery.

participate in分担; 参加
例句：The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government.
人民要求更多的参与政事的机会。

10. All five brands of our seven subsidiary companies are participating in this sales campaign, and we provide no less than 4,000 yuan for each new car purchase.

no less than不少于, 多达
例句：There were no less than fifty wounded.
受伤者多达50人。