The businessman was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money.

那个商人因企图向税务官员行贿而被判入狱。

The government has increased the tax upon motorcars.

政府已增加了汽车的税收。

They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.

他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。

Reading in a poor light taxes the eyes.

在暗淡的光线下看书很累眼睛。

I have commissioned my bank to pay my taxes.

权存款的银行代付税。

I have commissioned the bank to pay my taxes.

权银行代缴税。

The government has put a prohibitive tax on foreign goods.

政府对国货征收抑制性税率。

The government will direct the additional taxes to the educational reform.

政府把这些附加税收用于教。

They fell foul of the law by not paying their taxes.

他们没有纳税，触犯了法律。

Higher earnings mean more tax, so it’s all swings and roundabouts.

挣的多交的税也就多，有得必有失嘛。

I think it’s disgusting the way the goverment keeps putting up taxes.

认为政府不断加税的做法糟透了。

If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison.

如果你试图逃税, 你就有坐牢的危险了。

The chancellor bluntly warned the Cabinet to axe public spending or face higher taxes.

大臣直接警告内阁要么大幅削减公共开支，要么加税。

The formula achieves progressivity in much the same way as the federal income tax.

这个计算公式像联邦个人所得税一样实行累进制。

A regressive tax, like the poll tax, takes proportionately more of a poor person’s income.

像人头税一样，递减税占穷人收入的比例更大。

The newspapers denounced the new taxes.

报纸通知废止新的税务。

They levy a tax on him.

他们向他征税。

The businessman was billed for delinquent taxes.

那商人因拖欠税金而被罚款。

Wage earners are liable to income tax.

劳动者应交纳所得税。

No tax is payable on these earnings.

这些收入不须交税。