六级At least taxpayers should be able to decide what students will study on the public dime.

至少纳税人应该能够决定学生将在公共一角硬币上学习什么。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.

不幸的是，对他们（通常是纳税人）来说，我们的能源系统有点像一艘航空母舰：它们的价格高得令人难以置信，它们的建造寿命很长，它们有巨大的惯性（这意味着需要大量的能量才能使它们移动），一旦它们启动，它们就有很大的动力。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se

不幸的是，对他们和纳税人来说，我们的能源系统有点像航空母舰：它们的价格高得让人难以置信，它们的建造寿命很长，它们有巨大的惯性，这意味着需要大量的能源才能使用

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级As U.S.banks recovered with the help of the American government and the American taxpayer, president Obama held meetings with top bank executives, telling them it’s time to return the favor.

随着美国银行业在美国政府和美国纳税人的帮助下复苏，奥巴马总统与银行高管举行了会议，告诉他们是时候报答了。

2016年6月听力原文

六级If taxpayers are to bear the cost of forgiving student loans, shouldn't they have a say in how their money is used?

如果纳税人要承担免除学生贷款的费用，他们不应该对如何使用他们的钱有发言权吗？

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级If we're going to force taxpayers to foot the bill for college degrees, students should only study those subjects they're of greatest benefit to taxpayers.

如果我们要强迫纳税人为大学学位买单，学生应该只学习对纳税人最有利的科目。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研What motivated him, we were to understand, was his zeal for “fundamental fairness”—protecting the taxpayer, controlling spending and ensuring that only the most deserving claimants received their benefits.

我们可以理解，促使他这么做的是他对“基本公平”的热情——保护纳税人，控制开支，确保只有最值得的索赔人才能得到他们的福利。

2014年考研阅读原文

六级Either way, taxpayers have no business paying for students' college education.

不管怎样，纳税人都无权为学生的大学教育买单。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级If not, taxpayer financing isn't desirable.

否则，纳税人的融资就不可取了。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级We do not want taxpayer money.

我们不要纳税人的钱。

2016年12月听力原文

六级So we can have taxpayers pick up students' tuition in exchange for dictating what those students will study.

因此，我们可以让纳税人承担学生的学费，作为交换，他们可以口述学生将学习什么。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级Meanwhile, there're few who're willing and able to perform jobs requiring a petroleum engineering major, so the value of one more of those people is very high So we can have taxpayers pick up students' tuition in exchange for dictating what those students will study.

与此同时，很少有人愿意并且能够从事需要石油工程专业的工作，所以这些人中再多一个人的价值非常高

2018 年 6 月6级真题第2套

六级Students should think care fully whether to go to college Taxpayers should only finance the most gifted students.

学生应该慎重考虑是否要上大学

2018 年 6 月6级真题第2套

四级But of course, that doesn’t control the cost of education; it just shifts it to taxpayers.

但当然，这并不能控制教育成本；它只是把它转移到纳税人身上。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

考研At the same time the great municipalities went into business to supply lighting, trams and other services to the taxpayers.

与此同时，大城市开始为纳税人提供照明、有轨电车和其他服务。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题