▍原文

China should stop?handing out?tax breaks?to gaming companies

because they’ve become global players that?thrive?on their own,

a government-backed newspaper said,

fanning?uncertainty about a potential?crackdown?on Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its peers.

Local governments should cut off incentives for gaming companies

that were introduced in the past

to encourage the development of a domestic software industry,

the Securities Times wrote in a commentary piece.?

In fact, they should?assume more responsibility

and?give back to society?via higher taxes,

the Shenzhen-based newspaper,

one of the country’s main financial outlets, said.

▍語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)

1. hand out 遞出去(give)；給予

· I listened to a lot of people handing out a lot of advice.

我聽(tīng)了許多人給予的很多忠告。

2. tax break 減稅

3. thrive /θra?v/ v. 繁榮；茁壯成長(zhǎng)(become successful or healthy)?

· Today, her company continues to thrive.

如今，她的公司繼續(xù)蓬勃發(fā)展。

4. fan /f?n/ v. 吹風(fēng)，煽動(dòng)，激起 n. 風(fēng)扇?

· fan uncertainty 加劇不確定性?

5. crackdown /?kr?kda?n/ n. 打擊；鎮(zhèn)壓

· begin a crackdown on sth.對(duì)……展開打擊

· The government has begun a crackdown on drugs.

政府對(duì)毒品展開打擊行動(dòng)。

6. assume responsibility 承擔(dān)責(zé)任?

7. give back to society 回饋社會(huì)