Tax that is imposed on cigarettes, liquor, gambling1, etc.
对烟、精、赌博等开征的税收。
例句:
Many people complain about the sin tax in Utah.
很多人抱怨犹他州过高的罪孽税。
skid2 row 贫民街,贫民窟
A rundown section of a city characterized by drunkards living on the street.
城市的破旧地区,容易见到到很多酒鬼露宿街头。
例句:
After his porce, Mike became a drunk down on skid row.
离婚之后,迈克尔沦落为贫民街的酒鬼。
slush fund 贿金
Money that is used to bribe3 public politicians and other influential4 officials
用来贿赂知名政客或其他有影响力的官员的资金。
例句:
Lobbyists use slush fund to bribe public officials.
院外集团的说客用贿金收买政府官员。
statutory rape5 法定强奸罪
Sexual intercourse6 with a female who has consented, but who is legally incapable7 of consent because she is underage.
与未成年女子发生的性行为,虽经其本人赞同,但法律规定其尚未成年,不拥有表达赞同意愿的能力。
例句:
What is the penalty for statutory rape?
对法定强奸罪的惩罚是什么?
suicide pact8 自杀合约
An agreement between two or more persons to commit suicide together.
一块自杀的两者或多者之间的协定。
例句:
The whole high school was shocked at the news of the two classmates who killed themselves in a suicide pact.
两个同班同学订立自杀合约并自杀死亡的消息使整个学校感到震撼。
suicide season 自杀季节
The Christmas season when many lonely people feel isolated9 and take their own lives.
指圣诞期间,很多人孤独不堪而自杀。
例句:
December is without question, the suicide season.
12月无疑是自杀季节