自由翻译养成记（67）
have / take a crack at…… 尝试/企图……
face off : if people or groups face off, they compete or fight with each other （在一场力量、意志、耐力的考验中）与对手对抗，对峙;
rank outsider : 成功可能性不大的参赛者；冷门人选
bursary ：【英】奖学金（常用复数）
(at the) bookies ： （尤指赛马等的）赌注登记人（bookmaker的非正式说法）
obnoxious: very unpleasant or rude 惹人讨厌的
bigot：偏执狂
breech birth = breech delivery 臀位分娩
neonatal death / mortality 新生儿死亡（率）
antenatal：产前的
frailty：弱点；缺点
parade：炫耀（知识、优点等）
palpable：明显的；易察觉的
constituency：选区
be on the autistic spectrum 患自闭症的
postcode lottery:
(在英国指能得到的医保程度或方式取决于居住的地区)
A situation where postcodes directly affect the services an area can obtain, such as insurance prices. Despite having many non-postal uses, postcodes are only determined based on Royal Mail operations and bear little relation to local government boundaries.
More broadly, the unequal provision of services around the country, especially in public services, such as access to cancer drugs in the healthcare system or quality of education. These are more likely to be a result of local budgets and decision-making than actual postcodes.
