CRI听力:China's Tax Debate Provoked From the 'Mooncake Tax'

词汇讲解：

1. impose vt. 征(税);加(负担等)于
例句：The government imposed a heavy tax on luxury goods.
政府对奢侈品课以重税。

2. practical adj. 实用的
例句：Your invention is clever, but not practical.
你的发明很巧, 但不实用。

3. remind vt.使想起
例句：He reminded himself to thank her for the present.
他提醒自己要感谢她送的礼物。

4. monthly adj. & adv. 每月的[地], 每月一次的[地]
例句：The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.
他的房租是每个月最大的开支。

5. calculate v. 计算, 估计
例句：I'll calculate what it will cost.
我要估计一下那要花多少钱。

6. allowances n. 津贴, 补助, 零用钱
例句：The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures.
年金中包括50镑交通费补贴。

7. taxable adj. 应纳税的,可能需纳税的
例句：Where payments exceed these limits they become fully taxable.
付款额超过这些限度就得全部纳税。

8. levy vt.征收(税收等)
例句：The government levies taxes for national expenses.
政府为国家的开支而征税。

9. lame adj. 站不住脚的, 差劲的, 蹩脚的
例句：I don't believe his story, it sounds a bit lame.
我不信他讲的那一套, 他的话听起来有些靠不住。

10. gratitude n. 感激, 感谢
例句：Her eyes were immediately filled with gratitude.
她的眼里立刻充满了感激之情。

11. branch n. 分支, 分科, 分系
例句：This bank has ten branches in the city.
这家银行在城里有10家分行。

12. evade vt.逃避; 回避
例句：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。