本课主要单词
1.tax n. & v. 税(款);对…征税The government plans to increase taxes by 3 percent.
(政府计划把税收增加三个百分点。)
In Britain， tobacco and alcoholic drinks are heavily taxed.
(在英国，烟草和酒类饮品的税收很高。)
income tax(所得税) sales tax(销售税)
import tax(进口税) housing and land tax(房地产税)
VAT (value-added tax)(增值税) poll tax(人头税)
tax-collector(税务员) tax-payer(纳税人)
dodge tax(逃税，漏税) tax-free(免税的)
2.type n. 类型，种类，品种v. 打字No one knows why he doesn't like this type of work.(没有人知道他为什么不喜欢这种工作。)
The manager asked Mary to type the letter again.(经理要玛丽把信重打一遍。)
typewriter(打字机) typist(打字员)
3.salary n. 工资 v. (常用被动语态)给…发薪salaried adj. 拿薪水的，领工资的She was happy to know that she would get a promotion and an increase in salary.(得知她将得到提级和加薪，她很开心。)
Don't worry about him， he will be salaried by a big company.(别为他担心，一家大公司会给他发薪水。)
With his knowledge and experience he was bound to get a high-salaried post.(凭借他的知识和经验，他一定能找到一份高薪的工作。)
salary和 wage的区别在于：salary是指为从事非体力劳动的人按月支付的薪水，wage则通常指为从事体力劳动的人按周支付的薪水。
4.earn v. 挣得;赢得，获得He worked 14 hours a day in order that he could earn enough to support the family.(为了能挣足够的钱养家，他每天工作十四小时。)
His sincerity earns him friends wherever he goes.(无论走到哪，他的真诚都能赢得朋友。)
5.percentage n. 百分比，百分率;比例，部分percent/per cent n. 每百中，百分之…
The percentage of university enrollment will be greatly increased this year.(今年，大学录取的百分比将大大提高。)
About 70 percent of high school graduates in Nanjing will be enrolled by universities this year.(今年，南京的高中毕业生将有百分之七十被高校录取。)
6.vary vi. 变化，有不同vt. 改变，使不同Prices of fish vary from 70 cents a pound to one dollar a pound.(鱼的价格从七十美分到一美元一磅不等。)
The weather in this area varies from hour to hour.(这儿的天气时刻有变化。)
I didn't vary my plan at the last moment.(我在最后一刻没有改变我的计划。)
7.graduated adj.(税)累进的;刻度的graduate v. & n. 毕业;毕业生graduation n. 毕业As the federal government has a graduated income tax， the more you earn， the higher tax you have to pay. 因为联邦政府实行累进所得税，所以，你挣的越多，缴的所得税就越高。
A graduated glass will enable you to know how much water you have put into the vessel.(量杯能够使你知道你在容器里放了多少水。)
He graduated from high school last year. But it was difficult for a high school graduate to find a satisfactory job.
(他去年高中毕业，但是高中毕业生要找一份称心如意的工作是很困难的。)
After graduation she went to work in a hospital as a nurse. (毕业后，她去医院做了一名护士。)
8.sale n. 出售，卖;廉价出售sell v. 卖Mr. Smith is now interested in my car and I hope I can make the sale today.(史密斯先生现在对我的汽车感兴趣，我希望今天就能卖成。)
He sold his bike to Tom.(他把自行车卖给了汤姆。)
for sale(待售) on sale(上市的)
a clearance sale(清仓拍卖) sales department(营业部)
sales promotion(促销活动) sales manager(销售经理)
salesperson/salesclerk(营业员)
9.charge v. 索价;指控;使充满n. 价钱;指控;负责He charged me 10 yuan for a bowl of plain rice.(一碗白米饭，他要了我十块钱。)
The young man was charged with stealing.(那个年轻人被指控犯了盗窃罪。)
Charge your glasses and drink to our friendship.(斟满杯，为我们的友谊干杯。)
The charge for a front-row seat is 250 yuan.(前排座位票价250元。)
The police arrested him on a charge of murder.(警察以谋杀罪拘捕了他。)
Who will be in charge of our class when the teacher is away?(老师不在的时候，谁管我们班?)
10.figure n. 数字;人物;外形v. 想出;算出;估计He has a good head for figures.(他的数字概念很强。)
No one had expected that his savings could reach 5 figures in such a short time.(谁也没料到在这么短的时间里，他的存款能达到五位数。)
He was an important figure in American history.(他是美国历史上的重要人物。)
She was always worrying about her figure as she couldn't resist the temptation of chocolates. (她抵御不了巧克力的诱惑，所以总是担心自己的体形。)
We are trying to figure out a way to help them.(我们正在想办法帮助他们。)
Figure out the expenses and see if we have enough money.(算一算费用，看看我们的钱是否够。)
She brought an umbrella as she figured they might need it.(她带了一把伞，因为她估计他们会需要。)
11.add v. 增加，增添addition n. 加 (in addition to除…之外)
additional adj. 附加的，另外的The fire is going out， add more wood to it. (火要灭了，再加些木柴。)
His explanation adds to my confusion.(他的解释使我更加糊涂。)
In addition to leaves， these animals eat a great deal of fruit.(除了树叶之外，这些动物还吃大量的水果。)
It will take an additional two days to finish the work.(还要再花两天时间才能完成这项工作。)
12.revenue n. 收入，收益;税收The manager is worrying about the drop in advertising revenue.(经理正为广告收入的下降着急。)
The loss of tax revenue in many areas is getting higher.(许多地区的税收流失越来越严重。)
the Public Revenue(财政收入，国库收入)
Inland Revenue(国内税收) revenue department(税务部门)
13.diverse adj. 不同的;多种多样的diversity n. 多样性;差异He is a man of diverse talent.(他是一个有多种才能的人。)
They offered us diverse suggestions at the meeting.(他们在会上给我们提出了各种各样的建议。)
His writing displays the diversities of human behavior.(他的作品展示了人类行为的多样性。)
A great diversity of methods has been tried in doing this experiment.(实验中尝试过各种各样的方法。)
14.confuse v. 使混乱，混淆confusion n. 混乱，慌乱What he said just now confuses all of us.(他刚才说的话把我们都弄糊涂了。)
Her answers have only added to his confusion.(她的回答只使他更加糊涂。)
15.property n. 财产，资产;(房)地产;特性，性质That car is my property， you cannot use it without my permission.(那辆车是我的财产，没我的允许，你不能动用。)
The city is growing and property in the center is becoming more valuable.(城市在发展，市中心的房地产越来越有价值了。)
Many plants have medicinal properties.(许多植物有药用特性。)
state property (国家财产) personal property(动产)
real property/estate(不动产) intellectual property(知识产权)
16.excise n. 国产税，本国消费税exercise n.& v. 行使，运用;锻炼;练习customs n. 关税 (Customs 海关)
