Economists prefer carbon prices, especially those set by taxes rather than cap-and-trade systems, which are more vulnerable to capture by the polluters they are supposed to penalise.

经济学家也青睐碳排放价格方案，尤其是通过赋税方式而非“总量管制和交易”体系，这种系统对那些想通过缴纳罚金而制造污染的人十分脆弱。

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It amazes me how people set aside time for taxes, cooking, watching movies, reading, but when it comes to their own personal future, they NEVER set aside any time.

人们留出时间责骂，烹饪，看电影，读书，但当关系到他们自己个人未来的时候，他们从没有留下任何时间，这让我很惊奇。

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He was hoping to do this in June, just before the start of the new fiscal year in July, when the temporary taxes are set to expire.

他希望在今年六月前进行投票，这样正好赶在七月新的财政年度开始之前，届时临时税收将到期。

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The import taxes had been set high to protect American industries from foreign competition.

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And as for taxes, the Bush tax cuts as John said, are set to expire very substantially by the end of 2010.

至于在税收方面，约翰刚才也说过，布什的减税政策，会在2010年底，最终期满失效。

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