提高赋税 不是每个官员都应该知道的吗
“Shouldn't every official know about the increased taxation?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
卫瑛 怎么我的俸禄少这么多
“Wei Ying. Why is my pay so much lower this month?”
提高赋税 不是 每个官员都 应该知道 的 吗
“Shouldn't every official know about the increased taxation?”
难道是我理解有误 不是要提高民间赋税吗
“Did I misunderstand it? Weren't we raising taxes on the people?”
“Why are you acting surprised? You are an official, you ought to know the policy.”
In imperial dynasties, official stipends were closely bound to treasury health, and administrative reforms often directly impacted bureaucrats' official compensation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to raise taxes / increase taxation
A standard historical and administrative term for increasing government taxes.
isn't it the case that...
A fundamental rhetorical question structure used to assert a presumed fact or point out obvious knowledge.
Nominalizes the verb phrase to emphasize standard expectation and professional duty.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question asserting obviousness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really cannot impose higher taxes on the people.”
“will you still raise taxes?”
“People can't afford to pay taxes as it is. Now, you're even proposing an increase.”
“Staying alive only adds to the tax burden,”
“Isn't this just wasting taxpayers' money?”
“the taxes had become outrageously high.”