答案在 The Economist December 17th 2022 United States “ Catalytic-converter theft --- Crimes of fashion ” 这篇文章的倒数第一段可以找到。
The Economist December 17th 2022 United States
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etch（尤指在金属或玻璃上）蚀刻，凿出
He etched his name on a piece of glass.
他把自己的名字蚀刻在一块玻璃上。
be etched on 永志不忘，铭记
The scene will be etched on my memory forever.
这一场景将永远铭刻在我的记忆中。
etch（感觉、情绪、形状）刻在，印在，显出
Confusion and sadness were etched on their faces.
他们一脸的迷茫和悲哀。
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Despite the flurry of new laws, the thieving continues. A law in Texas passed last year places some restrictions on the sale of catalytic converters and increases the punishment, so now thieves steal them in Texas but sell them in states where sales restrictions are looser. “Perhaps at its core, it’s a national issue,” says Mr Totten, who thinks the federal government needs to get involved. One proposed bill, called the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft (PART) Act, would require identification numbers to be etched on converters and establish stealing them as a federal offence. Already the bill enjoys bipartisan support, suggesting that converter theft may make for some hybrid political alliances.
尽管出台了一系列新法律，盗窃行为仍然继续存在。去年，德克萨斯州通过的一项法律对催化转换器的销售施加了一些限制，并加大了处罚力度，因此小偷现在在德克萨斯州盗窃转换器，但在销售限制较宽松的州出售这些转换器。托滕(Totten)表示：“也许关键所在，这是个全国性的问题。”他认为联邦政府需要介入。一项名为《防止汽车回收盗窃（PART）法案》的提案将要求在转换器上刻上识别号码，并将盗窃转换器定为联邦犯罪。该法案已经获得两*党**的支持，这表明转换器盗窃可能会形成一些混合政治联盟。
note:催化转化器是汽车尾气净化装置，在催化剂作用下可将尾气中的有害气体转化为对人体无害的气体和水。从该装置中可以回收铂和钯等贵金属，这类金属价格近年暴涨，催化转化器盗窃案件也随之激增。
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