Monsieur Gabelle was the Postmaster, and some other taxing functionary united; 加伯尔先生是邮务所所长,也办点税务。
Monsieur Gabelle, chief functionary of the place, became uneasy; went out on his house-top alone, and looked in that direction too; 当地的主要官员加伯尔先生不放心了,一个人爬上自己的屋顶,也往那个方向看;
Some provinces are allowed to compound for the gabelle, or salt tax; others are exempted from it altogether.
一些省份被允许征收 gabelle 或盐税; 其他人则完全不受此限制。
国富论(五)
In France, the greater part of the actual revenue of the crown is derived from eight different sources; the taille, the capitation, the two vingtiemes, the gabelles, the aides, the traites, the domaine, and the farm of tobacco.
The gabelle (French pronunciation:[ɡabɛl]) was a very unpopular tax on salt in France that was established during the mid-14th century and lasted, with brief lapses and revisions, until 1946. The term gabelle is derived from the Italian gabella (a duty), itself originating from the Arabic word qabala (to receive).