Can anyone tell me the definition of Revenue Hill?

Chinese translation: "税收山" - 意即“人迹罕到的山区“

08:45 May 14, 2011

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Social Sciences - Construction / Civil Engineering

English term or phrase: Can anyone tell me the definition of Revenue Hill?

Source: The Project activity has not led to loss of housing or other assets, as the project was developed on uncultivated forest/revenue hill with no human population in the project area.

Question: What does Revenue Hill refer to?

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Chinese translation:"税收山" - 意即“人迹罕到的山区“

Explanation:
早期田纳西人为逃避联邦酒精税，纷纷躲到偏僻的山区酿私酒。但联邦执法人员"Tax man"多次“清剿”，颇有斩获。一般认为“税收山”就是“Tax man”在某荒山野岭发现私酒厂，预期又可收缴到一大笔税钱时，对该地的诙谐称呼。
今天“税收山”有两重意思：经济学上的意思和地理学上的意思。而地理学上的意思，乃是指“人迹罕至的山区”。此解释也与上下文相合。

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偏远地区

Peter CHENG

聚宝盆

vivianzyan

"税收山" - 意即“人迹罕到的山区“

junmaryland1

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can anyone tell me the definition of revenue hill? 聚宝盆

Explanation:
综合上下文来看，译为“聚宝盆”或“摇钱树”。如“Rock Band is King of EA's revenue hill, it's their most successful IP”。

vivianzyan
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