1. issue a Bond villain's laugh 发出一个什么样的笑声?
2. barn n.牲口棚; 谷仓,粮仓; (公共汽车、卡车等的) 车库; 一种特别大且空荡的房屋;
cowshed n.牛棚,牛舍;
3. be blanketed with solar panel 覆盖有太阳能板
4. manure n.肥料,粪便;
5. back up v. (1)撑腰=support,back up,bolster (2)加固=firm,steady,back up n.备份
6. be handsomely rewarded for 因为。。。受到丰厚的奖赏
handsomely adv.慷慨地; 大方地; 精致地; <海>缓慢小心地;
7. pocket n.口袋,钱袋; 金钱,财富; 容器; 凹处;
vt.隐藏; 放进口袋; 私吞,盗用; 忍受;
adj.放在口袋里的; 小的,迷你的; 金钱上的;
8. sb. have a point 某人说的有道理,中肯
And the things it is based on--subsidies for investment, very little spending on fuel,and moving electricity generation to the edge of, or off, the grid--are anathema to electricity markets and business models developed for the fossil-fuel age.(不理解这段话)
9. be anathema to 十分讨厌...,对...深恶痛绝
10. incumbent adj.义不容辞的; 在职的; 靠在[压在]上面的; 弯垂下来的;
n.在职者; 教会中的任职者; 〈英〉教区牧师;
11. decarbonise 脱碳
12. in the first place 首先,从一开始; 压根儿; 固; 当初;
13. pour money into 向...中投入大量的钱
14. in terms of ** (aspect) there is still a long way to go 在。。方面我们还有很长的路要走
15. to date 迄今为止
16. perennial adj.多年生的; 终年的,长久的; 不断生长的; 四季不断的;
sth. is a perennial disappointment 某事是长久以来的一个遗憾
17. hope springs eternal 希望总是有的,希望是永恒的
18. glut n.供过于求; 吃得过多;
e.g. Investment in supply beyond what the market required has produced gluts and pushed down prices.
19. starkly adv.完全,分明地,赤裸裸地; e.g.The crisis of 2007-08 revealed starkly the limits of redistributive market liberalism.2007至2008年的危机赤裸裸地揭露了再分配市场自由主义的局限性。
20. slump from A to B 从A暴跌至B
21. havoc n.大破坏,浩劫; 蹂躏,摧残; 大混乱,大骚动; vt.严重破坏; 毁灭; vi.损毁;
22. deployment n.部署; 调度; e.g.Missile deployment did much to further polarize opinion in Britain 在英国,导弹部署极大地导致了意见进一步分化。
23. have a disruptive punch 具有破坏性的冲击力
24. off the grid 玩消失
25 at first blush 猛一看,乍一看
26. intermittent adj.间歇性; 间歇的; ,断断续续的;
27. faraway adj.遥远的; 恍惚的; 辽; 偏远;
28. But long-run solutions do not solve short-term constraints.远水救不了近火
29. standby n.备用品; 可信赖的人; adj.备用的;adv.备用地; 待命地;
30. death spiral 固定轴环绕;
31. insulate from (使) 与…隔绝;
32. portfolios n.投资组合( portfolio的名词复数 ); (保险) 业务量; (公司或机构提供的) 系列产品; 纸夹;
33. mandate n.授权; 命令; 委任; 任期;
34.cannibalise v.吃同类的肉; 拆用…的配件; 调拨…的人员; 吃人肉;
cannibalise one's competitiveness away
35. It is a fair bet that...我敢肯定
It's a fair bet that they won't turn up.我敢打赌,他们不会出席。
36. peg vt. 固定,限制,限定(工资等);在…上钉木钉,用木钉[短桩]钉住 vi.疾行;孜孜不倦地做某事
be pegged to 和。。。固定在一起
37. shy away from (由于羞怯等)躲开[避开]
38. buck (马等)猛然弓背跃起;抵制;猛然震荡
buck the trend 逆势,反市场潮流
39. eat into 腐蚀,侵蚀;消耗;对…产生不良的作用[影响];蛀
40. not least 尤其是,特别是
41. incipient 开始的,初期的
42. dromedary 单峰骆驼
43. grumble about 抱怨
44. offshore wind farm 海上风电场
45. bolster vt.支持;支撑;鼓励;援助
46. keep demand in line with supply 维持供需平衡
47. upheavel 突变,剧变;[地]隆起;举起,抬起
48. fitful adj.一阵阵的,不规则的,不稳定的
49. abate 减少,减轻;[法]取消法令,作废vi.减轻;失效n.减轻;折扣
unabated adj.不减少的