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经济学人下载:气候变化:逃避(2)

2020-01-09来源:Economist


1.environmentally sound 对环境无害的
It is a natural product and is environmentally sound.
这是一个自然的产品和无害于环境。
2.offset 抵消
Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.
为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。
3.dry up 干涸
Warm breezes from the South dried up the streets.
来自南方的温暖和风吹干了街道。
4.stalemate 僵局
President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit...
布什总统已结束了在削减国家预算赤字的措施上形成的僵局。