苛捐杂税

gāi guó wáng yǐ kē juān zá shuì hé yán xíng lái yā pò rén mín

该国王以苛捐杂税和严刑来压迫人民。

The king oppressed his people with terrible taxes and punishments.

kǒng bù qiāo zhà lè suǒ kē juān zá shuì hé tān wū wǔ bì yǐ bǎ ān yáng rén mín de jīng jì shēng huó nòng dào shèn zhì dī yú wéi chí shēng cún de dì bù

恐怖、敲诈勒索、苛捐杂税和贪污舞弊已把安阳人民的经济生活弄到甚至低于维持生存的地步。

Under the terror, the extortion, the taxation and the corruption, the economy and whole livelihood of the people of Anyang had declined even below the subsistence level.