时间:2019-01-27 作者:英语课 分类:新西兰英语


英语课

  On Monday, the present government had to open the books before the election 1 to show how much money the country has. Just as we expected, it was bad news. Last year the books showed the government had more money than expected but things are very different now. The books were mostly in the red with a deficit 2 of nearly $6 billion. This is the difference between the money coming in and going out of the country. This deficit occurred before the recent financial troubles in the USA so it is likely the deficit will get worse in the future.

Today, the National Party announced their planned tax cuts if they become the government after the elections 3. John Key said that because of the bad economic situation, it is now impossible to offer the tax cuts that he wanted to offer. However, he still promised tax cuts for those on low and middle incomes. From April 1st next year, people earning less than $14,000 will pay 12.5% in tax, while those earning more than $14,000 but less than $48,000 will pay 21%. There will also be a rebate 4 of $10 a week for anyone earning between $24,000 and $48,000 if they don’t receive a benefit or Working for Families money or New Zealand Superannuation. John Key said they can find the money for tax cuts by making changes to Kiwi Saver and cutting some other spending. He believes that tax cuts will help the economy to grow by encouraging people to spend.

Meanwhile, the financial problems around the world have affected 5 the NZ dollar which fell tonight to around 58.5c from 67.5c a week ago. Unemployment is up which means there will be less money for the government from taxes and more money needed for benefits. These are worrying economic times but the Minister of Finance 6, Michael Cullen, says that New Zealand is in a good position. The New Zealand economy is ‘sound’ he said, which means ‘safe and sound’.



n.选举,选择权;当选
  • There is no doubt but that he will win the election.毫无疑问,他将在竞选中获胜。
  • The government will probably fall at the coming election.在即将到来的大选中,该政府很可能要垮台。
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
n.选举,当选,推举( election的名词复数 )
  • The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。
  • He emerged victorious in the elections. 他在竞选中脱颖而出获得胜利。
v./n.折扣,回扣,退款;vt.给...回扣,给...打折扣
  • You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
  • Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
n.财务管理,财政,金融,财源,资金
  • She is an expert in finance.她是一名财政专家。
  • A finance house made a bid to buy up the entire company.一家信贷公司出价买下了整个公司。
学英语单词
acid etching of tooth surface
aclorhydria
allowable ground-level concentration
anisodiametric
apotropaion
astronomical almanac
bare wire arc welding
bottom contact platform
bulge transport department
canroy machine
car.
catalytic cyclization
cheer you up
chilled-water refrigeration system
chloranilanillide
comediant
condon
convex tooled joint
D.N.A.ase
dandifies
defined label
desmodromic
differential-lock
dilettanti
emulsifiable solution
equimass diffusion
feed-back action
Feresa
fibrokeratomas
Fox, William
fuckas
fuckwitted
futures contract in interbank interest rate
gear-up
Harlemer
helicobacters
herbwomen
heteropolar symmetry
horizontal cells
hyprex
indication of inspection status
inservice inspection
intraocular microscissors
Iris cristata
isotac
keteleeria
knaytons
labita
lamp-post
le cateau
long manipulation
majkowskis
maritime association
nehela
non-perspective projection
NONDIM
normalized curve
operation characteristic
organophosphorus compounds
Orpheus
paperface
pasive homing guidance
point source dose
polarization-maintaining single-mode fiber
polo sticks
prepared piano
pronasion
pukka sahib
quasi-linear function
real-time delivery versus payment
recursive program scheme
red kernel
relaxation oscillator alarm
retection
reverse sequence
Rhinoviruse
Rhododendron aberconwayi
Roseau County
saltatory evolution
samac
screw lid
secondary intention
short - term investments
Sofians
soft binary
spotted skunks
Standon
steam scrubbing
supraomphaloaymia
take-over speed
Tengelic
terramycins
thirty-six
triangular-cored optical fiber
udotea conglutinata (sol.)lamx.
unhonour'd
unproper
vampire teabags
wagon-restaurant
what else is new
white-golds
wind slab