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1、课外阅读英国人那些不交电视费的奇葩理由A homeowner said they did not think they had to pay their TV licence fee because they claimed their pet was related to one of the Queen's dogs.Other excuses given to officials by evaders last year included watching a stolen TV set, TV Licensing said.More than 400, 000 people w
2、ere caught watching TV without a licence in 2012.UK residents are legally required to have a licence if they watch or record TV at the same time as it is broadcast or could face a fine of up to 1, 000.A colour TV licence costs 145.50 while a black-and-white licence costs In January, TV Licensing rev
3、ealed that more than 13, 000 households across the UK were still using black-and-white television sets.49.Excuses for non-payment given last year included:"Apparently my dog, which is a corgi, was related to the Queen's dog so I didn't think I needed a TV licence.""Why would I
4、 need a TV licence for a TV I stole? Nobody knows I've got it.""Only my three-year-old son watches the TV. Can you take it out of the family allowance I receive for him? He watches it so he should pay.""I had not paid as I received a lethal injection.""I don't w
5、ant to pay for a licence for a full year. Knowing my luck I'll be dead in six months and won't get value for money.""I have lost weight recently and had to buy new clothes. That's why I could not afford to buy a TV licence.""I could not pay for my TV licence because t
6、he Olympic torch was coming down my road and I could not get to the shop as the road was too busy.""My house was invaded by a squirrel which weed on my TV, so now it doesn't work properly."resident'rezid ?ntadj. 居住的；住院医师；定居的n.居民legally'li:g ?liadv.合法地；法律上reveal ri'vi:l
7、vt.显示；透露；揭露；泄露n. 揭露；暴露；门侧，窗侧torcht ?:t ?n. 火把，火炬；手电筒；启发之物vi. 像火炬一样燃烧vt.用火炬点燃allowance?'lau ?nsn. 津贴，零用钱；允许；限额vt. 定量供应lethal'li: ?ladj. 致命的，致死的n. 致死因子invadein'veidvt. 侵略；侵袭；侵扰；涌入vi. 侵略；侵入；侵袭；侵犯英国一家房主说他们觉得自己不该交电视牌照费， 因为他们家的宠物和女王的一只狗有关系。英国电视牌照局还说，去年有人为了不交电视费编造出各种借口，包括 “我们看的电视机是偷来的。 ”2012年，有
8、 40 多万英国人看电视不交牌照费。按照英国法律， 居民观看电视节目或在节目播出时录像都要缴纳电视牌照费，则将面临高达 1000 英镑的罚款。否每台彩色电视需缴纳牌照费 145.50英镑，黑白电视 49英镑。一月份，英国电视牌照局发布公告，全英国还有超过 1.3万家电视用户仍然使用黑白电视机。去年不付电视费的借口千奇百怪：“很显然我的狗是威尔士矮脚狗，这种狗和女王的宠物狗有联系，所以我认为我不需要交电视费。 ”“我的电视机是偷来的，为啥还要交电视费没人知道我有电视。”“我家只有三岁的儿子看电视。你能直接从政府给我的子女抚养津贴里扣吗他看电视所以应该他付钱。 ”“我已经被执行注射死刑了，所以才没交电视费。”“我不想交全年的电视费。我会给自己算命，再有六个月我就死了，所以电视费交了也是白交。 ”“我最近变瘦了，得去买新衣服。所以我没钱交电视费。”“我去年没付电视费，是因为当时奥运火炬传到了我家附近的路上，路上人太多我去不了商店啊。 ”“我家被松鼠入侵了，它在我的电视台做了窝，所以现在电视不好用。”