8、rent 土地、建筑物、房舍、机器等按期的租费。如:
1、The company has to pay a heavy rent for the land if it is located the shopping center of the town.
假如该公司坐落于城镇的商业区,就得缴付昂贵的土地租金。
2、The student owed three monthsrent for my house.
那学生欠我三个月的房租。
9、tip 一般指对一次性劳务所付的小费。如:
1、I gave my barber a fat tip. 我给理发师优厚的小费。
2、They gave tips to porters, taxi-drivers, bellboys, waiters, and so on. There wasn't a day when they didn't tip some one.
他们对搬运工、出租汽车司机、旅馆酒保、员工等等都给小费。没一天他们不付给人小费的。
10、toll1 道路、桥梁、港口、市场的捐税、通行费及电话费等。如:
1、Drivers had to pay a toll to pass the bridge.
司机过桥需要得出货过桥费。
2、This month I had to pay 200 yuan RMB toll call.
这个月我要缴200元的电话费。
3、The local government levied2 all kinds of tolls3 on every dealer4.当地政府向每一个小贩征收各种捐税。
十1、tuition 指学生上大学或私立学校所交纳的学费。如:
1、The university raised tuition by 4% last year.
去年这所大学的学费上涨了4%。
2、John took out a loan to pay his tuition.
约翰贷款出货学费。
3、He began to study accounting5 at night sessions of the City University of New York, earning his tuition during the daytime.
他开始晚间在纽约城市大学学习会计,白天做工赚学费。