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128.Paying Taxes
128.交税
Jack went up to the information desk to ask for help.
杰克走到问讯处去请求帮助。
He was trying to inform himself about how to pay income taxes; he had just inherited a fortune and he wasn't too inclined to trust a tax lawyer with the money just yet.
他正在想办法解怎样交所得税，因为他刚继承了一大笔钱，而他又不愿意就那样把钱交给税务律师打理。
And Jack had always known the library was indispensable to those who were willing to utilize it.
而且杰克向来就知道，对于那些愿意使用的人来说，图书馆是必不可少的。
The lady was glad to help him.
那位女士很乐意帮助他。
In view of the complexities of the tax system, Jack did quite well.
鉴于税收系统十分复杂，杰克的工作还是做得相当不错。
Soon he understood the ins and outs of tax law, almost as much as a tax lawyer.
他很快就弄清楚了税法的详细情况，他知道的几乎和税务律师一样多。
The best way to avoid heavy taxation, he found, was to incorporate the inheritance into an existing retirement account.
他发现避免交重税的最佳办法是把继承来的钱存入一个现成的退休账户。
This was true especially if the person had inherited the money from a deceased relative.
如果这个人的钱是从一个死去的亲人那里继承来的，这样做尤其正确。
Knowing this, Jack decided to indulge in a little test. He would ask a tax lawyer his opinion.
了解这些情况之后，杰克决定做一个小试验：他要问问税务律师的意见。
Not knowing that Jack had done his research, the lawyer immediately treated Jack like he was inferior to himself.
由于不知道杰克已经做过研究，律师马上就把他当成是低他一等的外行。
He was indifferent to Jack's questions and confident in his own opinions.
他对杰克的提问爱理不理，对自己的意见充满了自信。
When he recommended that Jack insert the inheritance into a money market fund Jack just laughed.
当他建议杰克把继承来的钱投入金融市场互助基金时，杰克只是笑了笑。
The lawyer was surprised. But he inferred from Jack's laugh that he had said something wrong.
律师大为吃惊。但他从杰克的笑声断定他说错了话。
He had, Jack said, just recommended the best method for Jack to not only pay the most taxes on the inheritance,
杰克说，他倒是推荐了一种最好的办法，杰克不仅要交最高的遗产税,
but also allow the lawyer to charge the highest fee.
而且律师还可以向他收取最髙的律师费。
Jack walked out! He really loved the library!
杰克走了出去！他真的很爱图书馆！
