时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:365个英语简短小故事


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The envelope had the words “Internal Revenue 1 Service” printed on the outside. Oh no, Vaughn thought, this could be bad news. It was bad news. IRS had determined 2 that Vaughn owed $963, plus $88 interest, from two years ago. They had disallowed 3 a deduction 4 for two reasons. One, his adjusted gross 5 income that year was more than $40,000, and two, he was covered by an employer retirement 6 plan. Therefore, said IRS, he was not allowed the deduction he had taken for his individual retirement account.


IRS sent him six pages of explanations and instructions. IRS included a returnable form with an "Agree" box and a "Disagree" box. If he checked Agree, he must pay the full amount. If he checked Disagree, he must send documentation supporting the reasons for his disagreement. If his documentation was correct, he would owe nothing.


He called the IRS 800 number just to make sure he had read the instructions correctly. An agent told him to simply send a check with the full amount whether he agreed or disagreed. If he disagreed but his documentation was correct, IRS would return the full amount of his check within eight weeks.


“Don’t believe that agent. For now, just send them the documentation,” advised Vaughn's brother later that day. “Make IRS wait for the money. It’s your money, not theirs.”


 


 



1 revenue
n.总收入,财政收入,税收;税务局
  • The country diminished the revenue by reducing tax.这个国家通过减税而使税收减少了。
  • A government's revenue and expenditure should be balanced.政府的财政收入和支出要平衡。
2 determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
3 disallowed
v.不承认(某事物)有效( disallow的过去式和过去分词 );不接受;不准;驳回
  • The judge disallowed that evidence. 法官驳回那项证据。 来自辞典例句
  • Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. 她要求赔款遭到拒绝,原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。 来自辞典例句
4 deduction
n.减除,扣除,减除额;推论,推理,演绎
  • No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
  • His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。
5 gross
adj.全部的,粗俗的,肥胖的;vt.获得...总收入
  • The gross weight of the box of chocolates is 500 grams.那盒巧克力的全部重量是500克。
  • I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
6 retirement
n.退休,退职
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
学英语单词
-meter
abrazo
athyrium silvicola
auto hub
b.a.s
Bangs, Mount
bass -bar
BAT-ANTIGEN
Bay of Ob
better yourself
bills as
blind ... with science
blue plaques
body tail
brackishwater
call out to
camp-master
canales semicirculares ossei
candidate image
chance coincidence
chara
come out of her shell
convex optical tool
descending fiber
dispersonalization
distributor driving sprocket
dithiobis(succinimidyl-propionate)
dorsal pancreatic artery
dry cycle time
dydraulic dredger
eclection
effective coupling constant
electromyographic
epistolizes
ex - gratia payment
fen-hood
field magnet
flexen
florfenicol
fought off
from abroad
fungologist
funicles
gdel
gotterdammerungs
gunnies
hewlett-packard
hgih-tension winding
horizontal-shaft current metre
hot air
huyck
ideal concepts
imboiling
in preference to something
isosarmentosine
jammr finder
justles
left lead
mad dash
madelung number
maximum byte count
memory work space
Moro's tuberculin ointment
mouth plug
msm diode
mustism
non-adjustable simplex pull rod
non-hybrid
orange brown
percussive timbre
phylloscopus borealis borealis
principle of minimum entropy production
propagation speed
pseudorandomized
public-minded
rail ... off
resected duct
resupine
sailmakers
screening curve
single side-band distortion
single-electrode discharge
speak with tongues
spring-beetle
St John R.
strain gauge sensor
supervisory function
survey charge
symphoricarpos albas
tailstock guide
thwartship bracing plank
tolpropamine
transanhydrisation
transparent vitreous silica
twist someone's arm
unhindered
Veranopolis
Verdun-sur-Garonne
vulnerability to jamming
warp speeds
XMI
zucchero