On the way

tear-jerking
painstaking attempt at Olympic success.
douse,went out,wrench
glorious event
Wushu, or martial arts made its debut on the Olympic stage in an unofficial competition timed with the conclusion of the Beijing Olympic Games.
has taken the championship
competitiveness,attractiveness   竞争力,吸引力  形容词名词化
some 40,000 people packed the front of Buckingham Palace  (pack的用法)
get around 出去活动
nonetheless 虽然如此
financial wrangle 财务争论
sort out the the men from the boys.
lowered its curtain,the curtain is falling,rising
post-Olympic trauma (trauma 损伤)
the country should be able to bask in the games' success with economic advancement. (注意bask in和advancement用法)
reshaped the capital with awe-inspiring sports venues  (reshape, awe-inspiring "awe"经常在奥运期间被用)
提到经济“势头”的时候就要想到momentum
For 16 days the Games stunned the world,but on Monday the memories and medals were packed into suitcases for the flight home. (stun，让世界为之惊叹 , 对于memories and medals拟人化的写法也要学习)
mixed emotions
Beijing's newly extended international airport faces its sternest test (newly extended新加建的, sternest test最严峻的考验)
head for home.
The airport is designed to cope with 60 million passengers a year.  (机场的设计吞吐量是6千名旅客一年)
Of the 83 people on board, approximately 50 were Iranian citizens   (我很少用approximately)
 This is not definite, we are still getting information (definite我也很少用，我可能会写This is not confirmed)
burst into flames
storm one's way to the final.
shed tear,gush,涌出
quake-hit region disaster-relief work 灾区,救授工作 这2个短语也应该脱口而口了。
their peers across the country.  (peer和counterpart用法接近)
The visit coincides with the 16th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries
coincide 这个词太好用了，如果不会用，有些句子不好意思。 Her arrival coincided my birthday. 她来的时候正好是我生日。
He made a four-point proposal  提出了四点建议.
Olympic motto, Swifter,Higher and Stronger
draw to a close.  谢幕  同样draw to an end,come to a close
China topped the medal tally with 51 golds, 21 silvers and 28 bronzes, which is the country's best record ever in the Olympic Games.   注意句型，和top的用法.
claim,grab,get,take,win,capture 都是"赢"金牌的动词说法, win,grab,claim最为常用
strive to,strive for
the 2008 Beijing Olympics have featured four characteristics  (feature这里换成showcase或用动词characterize应该也可以。showcase特别流行。
take a huge lead,leading the way in,in a leading position   lead当动词，名词，形容词都可以表示领先
The 29th summer Olympic Games of Beijing closed on Sunday night with Beijing passing its Olympic host baton to London, host city of the 2012 Olympic Games.    with这里的用法,另外baton也值得注意
solidarity, friendship and peace.  团结、友谊、和平
by narrowest possible margin
compatriot  同国人或队友
completed a clean sweep of medals in men's singles, a clean sweep of medals in xxx 多次提及 可以翻译为揽括
It came one day after a Chinese women's trio accomplished the feat.  这个句型值得高度注意。  trio原是三重唱的意思
Ma Lin beat Wang Hao in five games.
International reporters and tourists alike have surged into the city to enjoy the games . 和alike和surge into要注意
autistic  自闭
remittance 汇款
用outlet来表示分支或分店很常用Starbucks outlet
relief,mitigate,ease up
Poverty-stricken students,
will have easier access to loans 更容易申请到
outright 彻底的,纯粹的  in breach to agreement, a outright violation of the agreement
Corrupt officials and their cohorts,faction
abusing their power for personal gain,betray public interest
in line with,be consistent with,accord with,fit in with,comply with
China's income tax policy has come under scrutiny lately (scrutiny)
trigger,cause,result,lead to,bring about,spark  导致,引起 trigger和spark更要注意用
levy  征收(税)
regional oppostion.
 income tax threshold of 2000 yuan  (个税起征点)  threshold 可以活用
 main gauge of inflation  标准，这里用了gauge,而不是standard或criteria
equitable,fair, unbiased  公平的几个词
individual disposable income  个人可支配收入   disposable(除了“一次性”还有“可任意支配”的意思)
The southern city of Shenzhen is seeking feedback on a proposed policy to charge auto owners a fee to drive into congested areas during rush hours  (征求政府征求意见，还可以这么说 seek feedback on sth.)
odd- or even- numbered license plates operate on alternate days.  这些表达要注意 odd or even numbered ,alternate days
sparked criticism and public discontent
a sweeping panorama of shanghai  (panorama)
have a fear of height
flood prevention department  防洪部门
create a tourism boom in ..
shoulder the heavy burden  肩负重任
with three months remaining
swarm to,flock to,storm to 表示很多人群涌往
week-long festival
the post-90s generation
Armed with backpacks, these youngsters stand out in the crowds. (想起新概念3第2课，armed with torch)
offered preferential policies.   提供了特惠措施
Li Ran is a salesman with the flagship store   旗舰店
Paralympic licensed products
the intensity of the rainfall will weaken and head eastwards
jerry-built  可以理解成"豆府渣" ，记得上次老外也用过substandard project来表示同样的意思
neighboring cities   周边城市
use their student ID cards to visit some 480 libraries and museums for free or at discounted rates.
(减免 at discounted rates,用介词短语，而不用动词)
The Beijing News carries a commentary saying   这个句型在CRI里面用得太多太多了
Obama led McCain by 8 percentage points in the latest Gallup poll.   lead的又一用法,“领先8个百分点”
be present at the meeting
counter-offensive,counter-revolutionary