大家说英语 第554期:报税时间(2)（在线收听）

Conversation A

对话A

Rob: Welcome to the show, Tim Taxman!

罗布：欢迎来到我们的节目，蒂姆·塔克曼！

Tim: Thank you, Rob.

蒂姆：谢谢，罗布。

Rob: It's April 17 and you know what that means!

罗布：现在是4月17号，你知道这意味着什么！

Tim: Yes! This year it's tax day in America.

蒂姆：是啊！是今年的美国报税日。

Rob: Tell us a little bit more about that.

罗布：多给我们讲讲有关的事情吧。

Tim: Sure. People pay taxes to their national and state governments.

蒂姆：没问题。人们要向国家和州政府纳税。

Rob: Why is paying tax important?

罗布：为什么纳税这么重要？

Tim: The governments use tax money to provide important services to the public.

蒂姆：因为政府要用税收为公众提供重要的服务。

Conversation B

对话B

Rob: What kind of services does the government provide?

罗布：政府都会提供什么样的服务？

Tim: Taxes help to build hospitals, fix roads, and provide clean drinking water.

蒂姆：税收将用于修建医院、修路和提供清洁的饮用水。

Rob: Taxes also support schools and pay police officers and fire fighters.

罗布：税收也会用于扶持学校，并支付警察和消防员工资。

Tim: That's right. If governments don't have enough money, they can't do those things.

蒂姆：没错。如果政府没有足够的钱，这些事就都没法做。

Rob: So what do governments do then?

罗布：那之后政府要怎么做呢？

Tim: They have to raise taxes. No one likes that.

蒂姆：政府就不得不提高税收。没有人喜欢这样做。

Rob: You're right about that!

罗布：你说得很对！