CNN news 2011-10-29 加文本

短语讲解：

1. With campaign season heating up, we`re hearing some candidates and lawmakers talk about something called a flat tax.

heat up沸腾, 使变得激烈
例句：The election campaign heated up in that state.
该州竞选运动激烈起来了。

2. This is what those rates look like for a single person living on his or her own.

look like看起来像...(一样)
例句：The party looks like being a success after all.
无论怎么说这次聚会看起来是成功的。
live on以…为食; 靠…为生
例句：She still lives on her parents.
她依靠父母生活。

3. Would make taxes a lot easier to figure out.

figure out计算出; 解决;想出
例句：I have figured out how much during the week I spent.
我算出了这个星期花了多少钱。

4. Also, the proposals we`ve heard about are lower than 25 percent, that average wage bracket.

hear about得悉, 听说
例句：I've been away for several weeks, so I haven't heard a word about it.
我离开有好几个星期了, 所以这件事我一点儿都没听说过。

5. With many Americans paying less in income taxes, the government would take in less money at first, so that could increase government debt.

take in收入，进账
例句：Our shop takes in twice as much money every day as it used to.
我们商店每天的收入是过去的两倍。

6. Big debate there. And because lawmakers don`t want taxes to go up on Americans with lower incomes, there would also be a debate on who gets tax breaks to help them out.

go up上升
例句：Prices have gone up again.
物价又上涨了。
help out帮助, 帮助…出来
例句：Don't count on other people to help you out of trouble.
别指望他人能帮你摆脱困境。