(1) income常指“收入,所得(如薪俸、商业收益、投资所得)”。
- Tax is payable on income over 2,000 pounds.
收入在2000镑以上者应该交税。 - How much is your family income a year?
你家一年的收入是多少?
(2) ①revenue特指国家的收入。
- The government gets/obtains revenue from taxes.
政府从税收里获取收入。
②revenue也可用于表示个人收入,常用复数,指收入总额。
- He didn't mention his revenues .
他并未提及他的收入。
(3) earnings是指“(通过工作)赚的钱”,通常用复数形式,作主语时,谓语用复数。
- After a month's work, my earnings were $200.
干了一个月,我挣了200美元。 - He has spent all his earnings .
他把挣的钱全部花光了。 - Income taxes are based on one's earnings .
所得税根据一个人挣钱多少而定。
(4) proceeds意为“所得, 收益”,指演出、义卖、音乐会等筹集的钱,用作复数,作主语时,谓语动词也用复数。
- The proceeds from the school play are to be used to buy a new curtain for the stage.
学校的演剧收益将用来为舞台购置一个新的幕布。 - I made ten dollars and six pennies by my first review, and I bought a Persian cat with the proceeds .
我的第一篇评论挣了10美元6美分,我用这笔收入买了一只波斯猫。