及物动词使负重担; 消耗精力; 向…征税; 责备，谴责
名词税，税额; 负担
及物动词
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课税，也可以对他们的财产课税。
2. Reading in a poor light taxes the eyes.
在暗淡的光线下读书很累眼睛。
3. What will you tax me for this book?
这本书多少钱？
名词
1. tax
1. These two shopkeepers are in prison for tax evasion.
这两个店主因逃税而坐牢。
2. Every citizen must pay taxes.
每个公民都必须纳税。
购物英语对话
tax是什么意思
A：How much are you asking for this?
这个多少钱？
B：I’m offering them to you at 10 Euro a piece. Is that all right?
每件10欧元，您看怎么样？
A：Is tax already included in ther price?
这个价位含税吗？
B：Yes. Our price can’t be matched.
是的。我们的价格无人可比。
A：Would you consider a volume discount?
批量购进可以再优惠吗？
B：If you buy 1000 or more, you’ll get a 10% discount.
如果您能购进1000件以上我们就可以优惠10%。
A：I’ll accept your offer.
好的，我接受。
Sales Tax-(销售税)
A：I’d like to buy these shoes.
我想买这双鞋。
B：O.K. Let me see. That will be $104.99.
好的，让我看看。104元99分。
A：The price tag says $99.99.
但是价格标签上面写着99元99分。
B：Yes, miss, but there is a five percent sales tax in Maryland.
是的，小姐。但是在马里兰还要收取5%的销售税。
A：Oh, of course. How silly of me to forget.
噢，当然。我真是蠢，竟然忘了。
tax的解释
B：No problem. How would you like to pay for these?
没关系。你如何支付呢？
A：I think I have the cash. Let me check. Yes, here you are.
我想我可以付现金吧。让我看看。是的，给你。
B：$110.00, your change is $5.01. Thanks very much.
110元，找回您5元1分。非常感谢。
A：Thank you.
谢谢你。
Social Security-(社会保险)
A：Man, they take a lot of our paycheck.
嘿，他们从我的薪水里扣了不少钱哦。
B：Yeah, the government really takes a bite, doesn’t it?
是呀，政府确实扣除不少。
A：Seriously. The only tax I don’t mind them taking is social security. It’s only a few dollars every paycheck.
当然。只有社会保险这种税我不介意上交。每回只要从薪水里面扣除几元钱。
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。我们最终肯定不会缺钱也不会需要它，但是如果我们有这个钱的话，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，虽然不多，但是最少老了以后每个月有一个固定收入。
B：Yeah. My grandmother gets by on social security and the money my grandfather invested when he was alive.
是呀，我祖母就是靠社会保险金和祖父在世时的投资生活。
A：Let’s just hope the politicians don’t figure out a way to spend it.
让我们巴望政治家们不会想着法子把它用掉吧。
B：Really？No, they couldn’t. None of them would have jobs if they did.
真的吗？不，不会的。如果他们这样做了，他们的工作就不保了。
1. tax：taxel; 紫杉醇
2. tax：taxotere; 联合泰素
1. 税;税款
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...
没人喜欢纳税。
e.g. They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
他们呼吁大幅度削减开支并提高税收。
2. 对(人、公司或货物)征税
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...
现在夫妻双方分别按各自的收入纳税。
e.g. ...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed...
政府简化公司纳税手续的承诺
3. 使用尽，耗尽(力气、耐心、资源等)
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...
人口过多使得城市的垃圾处理能力达到了极限。
e.g. These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen.
这些进退两难的局面对一流的政治家也是个考验。
4. see also: taxing;council tax;income tax;poll tax;value added tax