The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest amount of hissing.
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n. 课税;征税;税;税收;
💡 tax税 + ation 表名词→课税,征税;税款
"There are plans afoot to increase taxation."
正在拟订增税方案。
近义:appraisal, judgement, judgment, assessment, taxes, valuation
vt. 获得,得到;流行;买到,达到(目的);
vi. 通行,通用;流行;存在;
💡 ob加强动作+tain握住→拿到→获得;达到
"He has enough money to obtain the necessaries of life."
他有足够的钱购买生活必需品
近义:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
反义:net, produce, return, yield, bear, generate
n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义;
vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
n. 鹅;鹅肉;雌鹅;傻瓜;
v. 拧或掐屁股;忽然加满油; 催促;
💡 故事(谐音): 鹅的“故事
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义:gander
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的,可以允许的;不坏的;
n. 可能性,潜在性;可能的人物,可能有的事;最高分;
💡 音“跑四步”:被五步蛇咬了,跑四步还是 可能的 poss(pass通过)+ible(能): 可能的 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:穿着破(po)烂的两个美女(ss
"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他们可以达成协议.
近义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
反义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable