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雅思写作| 来自经济学人的地道表达4
2020-08-07 11:22
来源:Sharon黄文琪
作者:我是虾仁
fall foul of v. 与…冲突;与…相撞 ; (因做错事或不法行为)与…发生麻烦,与…产生纠葛,冒犯 (to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing sth wrong or illegal)
to fall foul of the law 触犯了法律
But almost every attempt to centralise taxation has fallen foul of a national veto. 但几乎每一次将税收集中化的尝试都遭到了国家的否决。
revive the debate 重新引发争论
Some think the club's coming borrowing splurge will revive the debate.一些人认为欧盟即将进行的大举借债将重新引发争论。
recover from the covid-19 recession 从covid-19衰退中恢复
On July 21st the EU's 27 national leaders agreed to allow the European Commission to borrowup to 750bn euros ($880bn) and dish out the proceeds, more than half in the form of grants, to help countries recover from the covid-19 recession.7月21日,欧盟27国领导人同意让欧洲委员会借款7500亿欧元(即8800亿美元)并分配收益,其中大部分将以补助的形式用于帮助各国从covid-19衰退中恢复。
lead an inquiry into sth. 对某事调查
"Countries see more concretely that taxes will either have to be collected by the EU or included in national contributions," says Mario Monti, a former Italian prime minister who led an inquiry into own resources in2017.“各国更具体地看到,税收要么必须由欧盟征收,要么必须包含在国家贡献中,”意大利前总理马里奥·蒙蒂说到,他曾在2017年领导了对自有资源的调查。
mark a decisive step towards sth. 标志着朝着...迈出决定性的一步
For fans of "more Europe", common taxes on top of common debt would mark a decisive step towards fiscal union.对于“亲欧派”粉丝而言,在共同债务之上再加共同税收,将标志着朝着财政联盟迈出决定性的一步。
are reluctant to squeeze firms 不愿意压榨企业
Another idea is a "single-market" tax on companies. But the Dutch and the Irish are reluctant to squeeze firms.另一个想法是对企业征收“单一市场”税。但荷兰和爱尔兰不愿意压榨企业。
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