An Austrian brothel is offering customers free sex in a summer-long protest over what its owner sees as punitive tax payments.

奥地利一家妓院的老板认为税负具有惩罚性，妓院因此对顾客提供免费性服务，抗议活动长达整个夏季。

"We are not paying taxes any more. Effective immediately：Free Entrance! Free Drinks! Free Sex!" the Pascha establishment in Salzburg posted on its website. A woman who answered the phone there on Sunday said it was no joke.

这家位于萨尔斯堡帕莎的企业，在它的网站上宣告：「我们现在不再缴税了。实时生效：入场免费！饮料免费！性免费！」一名周日在电话那头接听的女人说，这不是开玩笑。

The Oesterreich newspaper showed a picture of men queued up outside to take advantage of the unusual offer.

《奥地利报》一张照片显示，男人们在外头排队，希望占尽此非比寻常之提议的便宜。

It quoted owner Hermann Mueller as saying he would compensate from his own pocket up to 10,000 euros a month that prostitutes working at the club will forego.

它引述所有人赫尔曼．穆勒所言指出，他将每月自掏腰包高达1万欧元，补偿在该家俱乐部工作之妓女们将放弃的所得。

Mueller, who also operates brothels in four other cities in Germany and Austria, has complained in past media interviews about what he says has been punitive taxation and regulation of his businesses. He said he had paid nearly 5 million euros in taxes in Salzburg alone over the past decade. （Reuters）

也在德国和奥地利其他4个城市经营妓院的穆勒，过去在媒体访问上即对他口中一向针对他的企业之惩罚性课税与规定抱怨连连。他说，光在萨尔斯堡，过去10年来他就缴了将近500万欧元的税。（路透）

新闻辞典

protest over：词组动词，指抗议某事。例句：They began a hunger strike to protest over the government’s decision.（他们开始绝食抗议政府的决定。）

forego：动词，指屏绝、放弃。例句：They forego sleep to play online games.（为了玩在线游戏，他们放弃睡眠。）

take advantage of：词组动词，多指利用、占便宜；若指把握机会与珍惜某人，应透过上下文说