双语趣听精彩世界 第38期:机场征收"呼吸税"是否合理

 　　委内瑞拉最大的国际机场开始征收20美元的"清洁空气呼吸税".据悉,机场内新安装了利用臭氧净化空气的空调系统,征收"呼吸税"是为了支付相应的成本.有人在社交媒体上吐槽,称该税收最后恐怕会沦为腐败的新源头,但也有人将其解读为机场严重缺乏资金.

　　机场呼吸也要纳税？

　　The Telegraph: the biggest international airport in Venezuela is charging a 20 dollars tax for the right to inhale¹ clean air.

　　This is to cover the cost of a newly-installed air conditioning system which uses ozone² to purify the building's air.

　　The move caused outrage³ among Venezuelans already burdented with an annual inflation rate of close to 60%, a high crime rate and a general shortage of basic goods and services.

　　Some Venezuelans on social media fear the tax could end up being a new source of corruption⁴. Others see it as evidence of how short of cash the airport is.

1 inhale   

v.吸入(气体等)，吸(烟)

参考例句：

• Don't inhale dust into your lung.别把灰尘吸进肺里。
• They are pleased to not inhale second hand smoke.他们很高兴他们再也不会吸到二手烟了。

2 ozone   

n.臭氧，新鲜空气

参考例句：

• The ozone layer is a protective layer around the planet Earth.臭氧层是地球的保护层。
• The capacity of ozone can adjust according of requirement.臭氧的产量可根据需要或调节。

3 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。