外刊逐句精读｜《金融时报》：英国一条高铁竟然要修几十年？｜CATTI一级译员外刊

FT英国高铁

1. elusive a 难实现的 Success will become even more ~ elude vt 逃避，躲避
2. high-speed rail 高铁 bullet train
3. spiralling a 急剧上涨的 spiral vi急剧上涨
4. HS2=high speed 2
5. shiny a 闪亮的
6. bafflement n 困惑不解 baffle vt 使困惑 baffled a困惑不解的
7. agony n极大的痛苦 agonise over sth对某事非常焦虑 agonised a十分痛苦的
8. solid a 可靠的 ~ evidence
9. case n 理由，论据
10. be meant to do sth旨在做某事
11. whisk vt迅速带走 Delivery riders ~everything from coffee to congee to customers in under 30 minutes.
12. precarious a 不稳的
13. hack vt砍
14. death by a thousand cuts =gradual decline or failure as the result of many minor mishaps
15. arm n 臂状物
16. scrap vt取消 scrape vt刮除
17. MP =Member of Parliament议员
18. axe 砍
19. vanity project 面子工程
20. be set to do sth准备好做某事 The talks are set to continue through the week. 谈判可能会持续一周。
21. disruptive a有破坏性的 disrupt vt 扰乱，使。。中断
22. route n （交通工具的）路线
23. spread vt 分摊
24. commuter train 通勤火车 commute v 通勤（长途）commuter n通勤者
25. dedicated a 专用的 a ~ high-speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel
26. alluring a 有吸引力的
27. net zero 净零排放
28. terminus n 终点站 terminal n航站楼
29. compelling a 令人信服的
30. cost-benefit a /n 成本效益（的）
31. over-budget a 超出预算的
32. cannibalise vt (同类产品）抢走，夺走其他产品的销量 We believe the two perfumes appeal to different buyers and won't cannibalise one another's sales.
33. the Tube n伦敦地铁
34. lop off 削减，砍掉
35. rationale n 理由，依据 The ~ for using this teaching methos is to encourage student confidence.
36. outlay n费用，开支
37. balloon vi 激增
38. note vt指出
39. Plan B备选方案 Plan A首选方案
40. to date=up to now迄今为止