每日一句口語(yǔ) 156

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New Zealand's government on Thursday squeezed

smokers more than ever byannouncing a 40 percent

hike in tobacco taxes over the next four years.

新西蘭政府于星期四宣布未來(lái)四年內(nèi)煙草稅將提高40%，這項(xiàng)

政策將以前所未有的力度打擊吸煙者。

【Vocabulary】

1. squeeze：擠壓,少量,擁擠,嚴(yán)控,財(cái)政困難

Example: Kara squeezed the bottle, and the water rushed out.卡拉擠壓著那個(gè)瓶子,水一下子噴了出來(lái)。

2. hike：徒步旅行,遠(yuǎn)足,漲價(jià)

Example: The government announced a 300 per cent hike in bread prices.政府宣布面包漲價(jià)三倍。

3. tobacco tax：煙草稅