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Dancing Tax Collectors in the Philippines

菲律賓的跳舞收稅員



本新聞影音出處:新唐人電視台英語新聞

https://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2010-10-18/453386896471.html

【新聞關鍵字】

1. Tax collector: ph. 稅務員;收稅員

2. Craze: n. 風尚

3. Revenues : n. 稅收

4. Treasurer: n. 財務主管

5. Filipino : adj. 菲律賓的

6. Stardom: n. 明星地位

7. In on: ph. 參與

8. Real estate: ph. 房地產

9. At least : ph. 起碼;至少

10. Gratitude: n. 感激

11. High-profile: adj. 高調的

12. Tax evader: ph. 逃漏稅者

STORY: 1273

The dance craze in the Philippines has hit tax agencies in Cebu City, where collectors break out a few moves in a campaign to raise revenues.

菲律賓的舞蹈風尚也衝擊了宿務市的稅務代收機構。在這裡,收稅員在一個提高稅收的活動中也秀了幾個舞步。

The treasurer’s office in Cebu City say they wanted to see happy rather than sad faces on taxpayers.

宿務市的財務主任辦公室表示,他們想看納稅人開心而不是愁眉苦臉。

In a dance-crazy city like Cebu, where video of Filipino prisoners imitating Michael Jackson shot to Internet stardom fame, Cebu’s tax collectors wanted in on the action.

在宿務這樣一個狂熱於跳舞的城市,曾有菲律賓犯人們模仿麥可傑克森的影片放上網際網路一舉成名。宿務的收稅員想要跟上這波行動。

The city treasurer says they doubled their daily collection in business and real estate taxes just days after they launched their routine a week ago.

城市司庫表示,他們在一周前啟動了這項例行公事後的幾天當中,他們在商業和房地產的每日稅收就已成長兩倍。

[Emily Alegrado, Cebu Resident]:

At least the tax payers will be encouraged to pay their taxes, thanks to these dancing employees.”

[艾密莉阿里加多,宿務市民]:

「這些跳舞的職員,起碼能起到鼓勵納稅人納稅的作用。」

The tax collectors also seem to enjoy it.

這群收稅員似乎也樂在其中。

[Jofrey Guanzon, Tax Collector]:

“We’re very much happy. We’re enjoy — all of us. We’re very unexpected. It’s only one day practice just to, to give the best of our, sort of gratitude to tax payers through dancing.”

[裘弗瑞關尚,收稅員]:

「我們非常非常開心。我們所有的人都很樂在其中。我們非常出人意料。我們只用了一天練習,只是為了把我們最大的,某種對納稅人的感謝之情透過舞蹈表現出來。」

On a national scale, the government has launched a high-profile campaign against suspected tax evaders to increase government funds.

在國家層級上,政府已啟動對付涉嫌逃稅者的明確政策活動,藉以增加政府收入。

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