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在美国,买豪车、奢侈品跟想象中大不一样

在美国,买豪车、奢侈品跟想象中大不一样

Episode 219 Published 2 years, 6 months ago
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主播:Wendi(中国)+ Erin(美国)

歌曲 : I'm Coming Home

这期节目我们来聊聊,在美国有哪些东西unexpectedly expensive(出乎意料的贵) 以及哪些是unexpectedly cheap(出乎意料的便宜)。

01:Taxes are expensive.

税很贵

Some things have a higher tax percentage than others. (有些商品税率很高)比如在Maryland马里兰州,taxes for normal items(一般商品的税)是6%,而alcohol(酒)的税是9%。

·    tax percentage n. 税率

每一个 state都有different taxes(不同的税), 并没有一个 single number for the entire US(全美统一的数值)。

与中国不同,税并不是included in the listed price(含在标价里)。如果你buy something for $1000(买了一千美金),the total will come out to $1060(出来的总价则是$1060),尽管the price will be listed as $1000(价格吊牌是$1000)。

Technically(严格说来),你可以calculate the number on your own (自己核算实际要付的钱),不过nobody would do that(没有人会那样做),因为people are used to it(人们已经习惯了),所以他们don’t care that much about it(不在乎那么多)。

无论是big supermarkets, malls, grocery stores(杂货店)还是small roadside shops(小路边摊),都要交税。除了Delaware这个州没有sales tax(销售税)外,其它州都有。

02:Ambulances and medical insurance are extremely expensive.

救护车和医疗保险极其贵

Just by getting into the ambulance(仅仅叫救护车)就会 cost anywhere between $500 to $2000(花费$500到$2000不等), 而且这还是without getting any treatment(没有任何治疗的情况)!

比如:

主播Erin认识的一个朋友的家人had an allergic reaction(过敏反应), 因为不想pay for the ambulance(花钱叫救护车), 就decided to just wait it out(决定等等看)。最后还好 thankfully he turned out fine(他没

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