Day 1
To finance the many costly promises in its manifesto the Labour Party would need to increase taxes significantly.
这句话的结构让我非常困惑，“To finance the many costly promises in its manifesto” 这是修饰the Labour Party的，为什么可以这样修饰呢？
manifesto
a written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organization, especially a political party (尤指政党的)宣言
In their election manifesto, the Liberal Democrats proposed increasing taxes to pay for improvements in education.
在竞选宣言中，自由民主党人提出增加税收以支付改善教育的费用
portray
to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work 描绘，描述，描写
The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress.这幅画描绘的是一位身穿蓝色连衣裙的美丽少妇。
The writer portrays life in a small village at the turn of the century.作家描写了世纪之交一个小村庄的生活。
portray sb as sth
If a person in a film, book, etc. is portrayed as a particular type of character, they are represented in that way.
把（某人）刻画成，将（某人）塑造成
The father in the film is portrayed as a fairly unpleasant character.影片中的父亲被塑造成一个很不招人喜欢的角色。
VAT
value added tax (= a type of tax in European countries that is paid by the person who buys goods and services)
增值税
payroll
a list of the people employed by a company showing how much each one earns
（公司员工的）在职人员工资表，发薪员工表
a payroll tax薪金税，工资税
chancellor
a person in a position of the highest or high rank,especiallyin agovernmentoruniversity
（政府）大臣，总理，大法官；（大学）校长
Helmut Kohlbecamethe first Chancellor of aunitedGermany in 1990.赫尔穆特‧科尔于1990年成为德国统一后的首任总理。
A former politician has been appointed Chancellor of the university.一位昔日的政治家被委任为大学校长。
exchequer
the government department that receives and gives out public money, in the UK and some other countries
(英国等国的)财政部
coalition
the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time, or a government that is formed in this way（不同政党或不同群体的人为特定目标而暂时形成的）联盟，同盟，联合体
Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems.
联合政府有其自身特有的一系列问题。
in coalition with
parliament
in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country
议会
borne 忍受；容忍；经受；承担
spare the axe
the department for work-and-pensions
go south
1. [俚语]卷逃；(偷窃某物后)失踪
2. (成绩、排名等)下降，退步
3. (兴趣)减弱；丧失
4.(股票等)下跌[1997]
subtlety
[U]the quality of being subtle
微妙；巧妙；隐约难辨；隐晦
Listening to the interview, I was impressed by the subtlety of the questions.听了采访之后，提问之巧妙给我留下了深刻的印象。
[C]a small but important detail
精妙之处，微妙之处
All the subtleties of the music are conveyed in this new recording.新的录音把乐曲中的细微之处表现得淋漓尽致。
austerity
the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this 苦行，艰苦
the wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships
早年战火纷飞年代里的艰苦经历使我能够忍受日后的艰难困苦。
the quality of being austere in appearance or manner 节俭，朴素
the austerity of her short hair and plain grey suit
the headline rate of corporation tax
stamp duty (a levy on property transactions) 印花税
insurance-premium tax (levied on everything from holiday to vehicle insurance)
hastily
quickly, perhaps too quickly
outcry
a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public
呐喊；大声疾呼；强烈抗议
The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry.释放两名恐怖分子激起了公众的强烈抗议。
backbencher
amemberof the UKparliamentwho does not have anyofficialpositionin thegovernmentor in one of theopposingparties
（英国议会的）后座议员，普通议员，后座议员席
Theadvantageof being a backbencher is that you canspeakyourmind.当后座议员的好处是可以畅所欲言。
fiscal
财政的；国库的
fiscalpolicy财政政策
