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Conversation A
对话A
Rob: Welcome to the show, Tim Taxman!
罗布：欢迎来到我们的节目，蒂姆·塔克曼！
Tim: Thank you, Rob.
蒂姆：谢谢，罗布。
Rob: It's April 17 and you know what that means!
罗布：现在是4月17号，你知道这意味着什么！
Tim: Yes! This year it's tax day in America.
蒂姆：是啊！是今年的美国报税日。
Rob: Tell us a little bit more about that.
罗布：多给我们讲讲有关的事情吧。
Tim: Sure. People pay taxes to their national and state governments.
蒂姆：没问题。人们要向国家和州政府纳税。
Rob: Why is paying tax important?
罗布：为什么纳税这么重要？
Tim: The governments use tax money to provide important services to the public.
蒂姆：因为政府要用税收为公众提供重要的服务。
Conversation B
对话B
Rob: What kind of services does the government provide?
罗布：政府都会提供什么样的服务？
Tim: Taxes help to build hospitals, fix roads, and provide clean drinking water.
蒂姆：税收将用于修建医院、修路和提供清洁的饮用水。
Rob: Taxes also support schools and pay police officers and fire fighters.
罗布：税收也会用于扶持学校，并支付警察和消防员工资。
Tim: That's right. If governments don't have enough money, they can't do those things.
蒂姆：没错。如果政府没有足够的钱，这些事就都没法做。
Rob: So what do governments do then?
罗布：那之后政府要怎么做呢？
Tim: They have to raise taxes. No one likes that.
蒂姆：政府就不得不提高税收。没有人喜欢这样做。
Rob: You're right about that!
罗布：你说得很对！
