1-diesel 柴油

2-hybrid car 混合动力汽车

3-herald 预示

4-combustion 燃烧

Britain will ban the sales of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air population that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine.

5-amount to 相当于，等于

6-icon 象征，图标

The step amounts to a victory for electric cars that if copied globally could hit the wealth of oil producers as well as transform the car industry and one of the icons of 20th century: the automobile itself.

7-elevate 提高

8-credential 资质，资格

9-sack 解雇

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to use the announcement to elevate the United Kingdom's environmental credentials after he sacked the head of a Glasgow UN climate change conference planned for November known as COP26.

10-subject to 取决于

11-consultation 商议

The government said that, subject to consultation, it will end the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans in 2035, or earlier if a faster transition was possible.

12-countenance 支持，赞成

13-prevail 流行

While some automakers may find it hard to countenance the end of the combustion engine, others have embraced a future in which electric cars prevail.

14-long before 很久之前

15-roll off 生产出来

16-model life cycle 生产周期

Although the ban will not come into force for another 15 years, the change will affect decision-making sooner as car makes decide on investments long before a vehicle first rolls off a production line with a model life cycle lasting around seven years.

17-a moment of truth 关键时刻

The two-week COP26 summit is seen as a moment of truth for 2015 Paris Agreement to combat global warming.