答案在The Economist April 16th 2022 United States 中 “Taxation in America---In praise of the IRS” 這篇文章末段可以找到。
The Economist April 16th 2022 United States
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antiquated adj. 陳舊的，過時的，老式的
同義詞：obsolete, old, aged, ancient
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It will take many years to modernize these antiquated industries.
這些老工業(yè)實現現代化將需要很多年的時間。
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The answer to so many of the (Internal Revenue Service) IRS’s woes—antiquated tech systems, congested phone lines, threadbare enforcement—is more funding. It stands as one of the few federal agencies that would generate a large and nearly immediate return on investment were the government to spend more on it. The hope for the harried tax agents is that the highs and lows of IRS performance during the pandemic will have earned it grudging support in Washington, demonstrating that it is both overstretched and indispensable.
要解決美國國稅局的許多問題——過時的技術系統、擁擠的電話線、陳腐的執(zhí)法——的答案是投入更多的資金。美國國稅局是為數不多的聯邦機構之一，如果政府在其身上投入更多的資金，它就會產生巨大的、幾乎是立竿見影的投資回報。備受折磨的稅務代理人希望，美國國稅局在大流行期間高低起伏的表現將為它贏得華盛頓的勉強支持，這表明它既超負荷運轉又不可或缺。
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