Levy upon

levy ['lɛvi]

n. 征兵;征税; v. 征收，索取;征税，征集;

lev提高,举起,变轻+y表名词→提高［收入］→征税

upon [ə'pɑn]

prep. 在…上面;当…时候;

Scientific discoveries are ofter applied to industrial production methods.

科学新发现常应用于工业生产的方法。

Car manufacturers must be very uneasy now.

现在汽车制造厂商们无疑都非常不安。

You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.

你太好了。当时你把所有的珠宝首饰全都拿了出来，而且说，我要什么就可以拿什么。漂亮的首饰太多了，实在难挑选。后来我终于看中了一条美丽的钻石项链，中间还嵌着一颗大蓝宝石。