2019年考研英语阅读理解 TEXT 04 Part A

　　2019年考研英语阅读理解 TEXT 04 Part A

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　　①States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.在法院周四做出的决定之下，各州能够迫使更多人去支付销售税，当这些人在网购的时候，这个决定压榨了人们的钱包，但是，对州而言，却是一个财政上的大胜利。

　　①States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchasesunder a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.在最法院周四做出的决定之下，各州能够迫使更多人去支付销售税，当这些人在网购的时候，这个决定压榨了人们的钱包，但是，对州而言，却是一个财政上的大胜利。

　　句子主干是：States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax，force vt.迫使;强迫。sale tax 销售税。

　　这里可能大家不知道为什么要交销售税，不应该是卖家交税，怎么成了消费者交税了，但是，我们来看维基百科是怎么说的：sale tax : A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax. Often laws provide for the exemption of certain goods or services from sales and use tax. A value-added tax (VAT) collected on goods and services is similar to a sales tax. 这是专业的词汇，一般人不知道，税法是个庞大的体系。但是，其他的我们不知道，只要知道这个钱是从消费者那里来的就可以了。

　　when部分时间状语从句，online purchase网上购物。= online shopping。under部分是状语。

　　这里写成下面这样就好理解了：①when people(they) make online purchases States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states

　　that部分是定语从句，定语从句是两个句子，由but来连接，修饰decision，leave shoppers with lighter wallets 直译叫做：使消费者有一个更轻的钱包——即：这个决定是让人去交税，钱包里的钱变少了。light aaj. 轻的;不太重的。

　　总结：段是说法院的一个决定使更多的人要去缴纳销售税——钱包变小了。