及物動詞使負(fù)重?fù)?dān); 消耗精力; 向…征稅; 責(zé)備，譴責(zé)
名詞稅，稅額; 負(fù)擔(dān)
及物動詞
1. A government can tax its citizens directly, and it can tax the property they own.
政府可以直接向公民課稅，也可以對他們的財(cái)產(chǎn)課稅。
2. Reading in a poor light taxes the eyes.
在暗淡的光線下讀書很累眼睛。
3. What will you tax me for this book?
這本書多少錢？
名詞
1. tax
1. These two shopkeepers are in prison for tax evasion.
這兩個店主因逃稅而坐牢。
2. Every citizen must pay taxes.
每個公民都必須納稅。
購物英語對話
tax是什么意思
A：How much are you asking for this?
這個多少錢？
B：I’m offering them to you at 10 Euro a piece. Is that all right?
每件10歐元，您看怎么樣？
A：Is tax already included in ther price?
這個價(jià)位含稅嗎？
B：Yes. Our price can’t be matched.
是的。我們的價(jià)格無人可比。
A：Would you consider a volume discount?
批量購進(jìn)可以再優(yōu)惠嗎？
B：If you buy 1000 or more, you’ll get a 10% discount.
如果您能購進(jìn)1000件以上我們就可以優(yōu)惠10%。
A：I’ll accept your offer.
好的，我接受。
Sales Tax-(銷售稅)
A：I’d like to buy these shoes.
我想買這雙鞋。
B：O.K. Let me see. That will be $104.99.
好的，讓我看看。104元99分。
A：The price tag says $99.99.
但是價(jià)格標(biāo)簽上面寫著99元99分。
B：Yes, miss, but there is a five percent sales tax in Maryland.
是的，小姐。但是在馬里蘭還要收取5%的銷售稅。
A：Oh, of course. How silly of me to forget.
噢，當(dāng)然。我真是蠢，竟然忘了。
tax的解釋
B：No problem. How would you like to pay for these?
沒關(guān)系。你如何支付呢？
A：I think I have the cash. Let me check. Yes, here you are.
我想我可以付現(xiàn)金吧。讓我看看。是的，給你。
B：$110.00, your change is $5.01. Thanks very much.
110元，找回您5元1分。非常感謝。
A：Thank you.
謝謝你。
Social Security-(社會保險(xiǎn))
A：Man, they take a lot of our paycheck.
嘿，他們從我的薪水里扣了不少錢哦。
B：Yeah, the government really takes a bite, doesn’t it?
是呀，政府確實(shí)扣除不少。
A：Seriously. The only tax I don’t mind them taking is social security. It’s only a few dollars every paycheck.
當(dāng)然。只有社會保險(xiǎn)這種稅我不介意上交。每回只要從薪水里面扣除幾元錢。
B：Yeah, I don’t mind it either. We’ll both end up rich slobs and not need it, but what if we do, you know?
是呀，我也不介意。我們最終肯定不會缺錢也不會需要它，但是如果我們有這個錢的話，你知道？
A：Yeah. It won’t be much, but at least we’ll have a monthly check when we get old.
是呀，雖然不多，但是最少老了以后每個月有一個固定收入。
B：Yeah. My grandmother gets by on social security and the money my grandfather invested when he was alive.
是呀，我祖母就是靠社會保險(xiǎn)金和祖父在世時的投資生活。
A：Let’s just hope the politicians don’t figure out a way to spend it.
讓我們巴望政治家們不會想著法子把它用掉吧。
B：Really？No, they couldn’t. None of them would have jobs if they did.
真的嗎？不，不會的。如果他們這樣做了，他們的工作就不保了。
1. tax：taxel; 紫杉醇
2. tax：taxotere; 聯(lián)合泰素
1. 稅;稅款
Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
e.g. No-one enjoys paying tax...
沒人喜歡納稅。
e.g. They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
他們呼吁大幅度削減開支并提高稅收。
2. 對(人、公司或貨物)征稅
When a person or company is taxed, they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goods are taxed, a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government.
e.g. Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes...
現(xiàn)在夫妻雙方分別按各自的收入納稅。
e.g. ...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed...
政府簡化公司納稅手續(xù)的承諾
3. 使用盡，耗盡(力氣、耐心、資源等)
If something taxes your strength, your patience, or your resources, it uses nearly all of them, so that you have great difficulty in carrying out what you are trying to do.
e.g. Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste...
人口過多使得城市的垃圾處理能力達(dá)到了極限。
e.g. These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen.
這些進(jìn)退兩難的局面對一流的政治家也是個考驗(yàn)。
4. see also: taxing;council tax;income tax;poll tax;value added tax