Dancing Tax Collectors in the Philippines
菲律賓的跳舞收稅員
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http://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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