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Conversation A
對話A
Rob: Welcome to the show, Tim Taxman!
羅布：歡迎來到我們的節目，蒂姆·塔克曼！
Tim: Thank you, Rob.
蒂姆：謝謝，羅布。
Rob: It's April 17 and you know what that means!
羅布：現在是4月17號，你知道這意味著什么！
Tim: Yes! This year it's tax day in America.
蒂姆：是啊！是今年的美國報稅日。
Rob: Tell us a little bit more about that.
羅布：多給我們講講有關的事情吧。
Tim: Sure. People pay taxes to their national and state governments.
蒂姆：沒問題。人們要向國家和州政府納稅。
Rob: Why is paying tax important?
羅布：為什么納稅這么重要？
Tim: The governments use tax money to provide important services to the public.
蒂姆：因為政府要用稅收為公眾提供重要的服務。
Conversation B
對話B
Rob: What kind of services does the government provide?
羅布：政府都會提供什么樣的服務？
Tim: Taxes help to build hospitals, fix roads, and provide clean drinking water.
蒂姆：稅收將用于修建醫院、修路和提供清潔的飲用水。
Rob: Taxes also support schools and pay police officers and fire fighters.
羅布：稅收也會用于扶持學校，并支付警察和消防員工資。
Tim: That's right. If governments don't have enough money, they can't do those things.
蒂姆：沒錯。如果政府沒有足夠的錢，這些事就都沒法做。
Rob: So what do governments do then?
羅布：那之后政府要怎么做呢？
Tim: They have to raise taxes. No one likes that.
蒂姆：政府就不得不提高稅收。沒有人喜歡這樣做。
Rob: You're right about that!
羅布：你說得很對！
