1.get something right =doing sth properly

2.stymie =prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose

3.blister= 水泡-》暴漲

the speed of change has been blistering

4.on a par with =equal in a importance or quality to

5knock-on effects 積累效應(yīng)、

6.astounding 令人震驚的

education boosts earning power and widens choices ,so she is less likely to be pooror to suffer domestic abuse

7, hobble progress =limit 本意蹣跚

8.tighten one's belts 勒緊褲腰帶/節(jié)省錢