夏说英语新闻晨读 第220期:英国清查逃税

 本期内容：
Britain said it will introduce the world’s first public register of the owners of foreign companies holding property in the country. The move comes in response to growing concern over tax evaders' and money-launderers' use of shell companies to hide their identities. Most overseas companies that own property in London are registered in tax havens¹, particularly the British Virgin² Islands.

Public register: 公开注册
Move：行动
Tax evader：偷税者
Money-launderer：洗钱者
Shell company：壳公司
Tax haven：避税天堂

1 havens   

n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
• Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网

2 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。