A rise in the tax last May was intended to temper the animal spirits that were turning brokers like Shenyin & Wanguo into heaving gambling dens.

去年5月印花税的上调是为了缓和股民过于狂热的劲头，这种劲头让申银万国那样的证券公司变成投机倒把活动迅速膨胀的赌场。