By the same token, in most of the country transaction taxes have been cut by as much as two-thirds for people buying second homes; in the five outliers they have been left unchanged.

二手房购房者所要上缴的交易印花税也降低了三分之二（这五个城市保持不变）。

If you go to your shop at anything they have a T-shirt that says the mother ship has landed, and if you look at this picture, definitely the mother ship has landed here in Cupertino.

现在都有印有“苹果飞船”的T恤卖了。看看印花，亮点是这飞船的登陆地就在Cupertino。

In 1765, they enacted the Stamp Act, which added taxes to paper and legal documents.

1765年，他们颁布了《印花税法案》，把税收加到了法件中。

You can have a car print T-shirt.

你可以有一件汽车印花 T 恤。

The dining rooms were padded deep with chintz.

餐厅里铺了厚厚的印花棉布。

You know, initially or in the past African prints we just use for clothes.

你知道，最初或过去我们只在衣服上使用非洲印花。

I think the gold looks really cute with this outfit, and this little print.

我觉得金色配这身衣服很可爱，还有这个小印花。

African prints came from Western Africa, but with Nigerians and Ghanaians, they like bright colors.

非洲印花来自西非，但对尼日利亚人和加纳人来说，他们喜欢鲜艳的颜色。

There's been a sudden influx and interest in African inspired prints.

人们突然对非洲元素的印花特别感兴趣。

Why stamp-duty tax cuts may hurt homebuyers?

削减印花税如何让房屋购买方受损？

The stamp duty on stock trading is currently 0.1 percent.

股票交易的印花税目前是 0.1%。

After a very long time, the girl came back, bringing the money I was owed and the package of Turkey red calico. I returned to my office, but had time for very little work the rest of the day.

过了很长时间，女孩回来了，带来了应该找给我的钱和一包红色印花布。我回到办公室，但剩下的时间只能干很少的活了。

Those who already own property are trading up for more space. This, in addition to stamp-duty tax cuts, helped push the number of first-time buyers in Britain to its highest level in nearly two decades in 2021.

那些已经拥有房产的人正在换置更大的房子。这一举措，加上印花税的削减，推动了英国的首次购房者数量在2021年达到近20年来的最高水平。

The whole thing actually began to take quite a toll on British business and after just a couple years the British were forced to repeal the Stamp Act.

这一切让英国企业吃了一记， 几年之後，英国被迫收回印花税案。

Once you've got your uppers done, this is called the upper, then you've got your accoutrements, such as your laces, things like tongue label logo, the logo hit on the side, prints on the back.

一旦你完成了鞋面，这叫做鞋面，然后就是配件，比如鞋带，舌头标签标志，侧面的标志，背面的印花。

While Professor Trelawney was looking the other way, disentangling her shawl from a lamp, he opened it an inch or so and settled back in his chintz armchair, so that a soft breeze played across his face.

他趁特劳里妮教授解去挂在灯上的披巾时，偷偷把窗户打开了一条缝，然后靠在套着印度印花布的扶手椅上，一股轻风吹在他的脸上。

Athletic lifestyle brand Lululemon has launched a 2025 Chinese New Year Capsule. Inspired by the zodiac sign and ancient floral print art, the capsule artistically fuses tradition and modernity. Lululemon uses a brand-new color palette to depict the canvas of spring.

运动生活方式品牌Lululemon推出了2025中国新年胶囊系列。该系列从生肖和古代花卉印花艺术中汲取灵感，将传统与现代艺术融合。Lululemon使用全新的色彩描绘春天的画卷。

One of the reasons John was having to move about so much was because the Stamp Act attacks on every piece of paper used had just been levied, causing his legal work to dry up.

约翰不得不四处走动的原因之一是，印花税法案对每一张使用的纸张的攻击刚刚开始，导致他的法工作枯竭。

Even after the stamp act was repealed the movement remained as a network for those who wanted to end British control over the colonies. Leading members of the sons of Liberty went on to further premeditated offenses against Britain.

即便在《印花税法》被推翻之后这场运动对那些想要彻底结束英国在殖民地统治的人群来说依旧是他们诉诸的形式，自由之子的主要领导成员甚至还进一步策划过向英国挑起战争。

But before he could say anything else, the door flew open again as Harry had known it would, and there stood Hagrid, glowering down at him and looking, despite the flowery apron, positively alarming.

可是，没等他再说话，小屋的门突然打开了--这是哈利早就料到的，海格站在那里气冲冲地瞪着他，他虽然系着印花围裙，但那样子还是挺吓人的。