他们陷入繁文缛节使得法国声名狼籍——更不用提布鲁塞尔的那些条条框框，从销售税到布里干酪里的细菌含量，这些条条框框的影响远处不在。
They have got stuck in the red tape for which France is infamous - not to mention regulations from Brussels that affect everything from sales taxes to the bacteria in the Brie cheese.
密特朗当政时引进的是财富税；若斯潘时代采取的是奥布里的每周35小时工作制。
Under Mitterrand, it was the wealth tax. Under Mr Jospin, it was Ms Aubry's 35-hour working week.
如果国会议员布哈德的方案曾被通过的话，那么现在(削减税式支出的行为)必然会让世界上的猎鹬者全力争取继续享有他们的抵税优惠。
If Congressman Blowhard ever got his way, the snipe hunters of the world would surely fight to keep their tax break.
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