Earnings and profits tax

earnings ['ɝnɪŋz]

n. 收入，所得;工资，报酬;收益，利润;

and [ənd, ən,ænd]

conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;

profits

n. 收益, 红利；盈利（profit的复数）

tax [tæks]

vt. 使负重担;消耗精力;向…征税;责备，谴责; n. 税，税额;负担;

This is true.

这倒是事实。

To fish for a whale

捕鲸

My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.

玛蒂尔德，我亲爱的朋友。让我告诉你吧。你向我借的那条项链并不是一条真的钻石项链。那条项链根本不值钱。项链中的宝石是玻璃做的。它最多值500法郎。