Missing Chinese actress fined for tax fraud

　　范冰冰: 消失的中国女演员因骗税被罚巨款

　　Megastar: 超级巨星

　　Fine:罚款

　　Tax evasion:逃税

　　Chinese mega star Fan Bingbing has been fined around 883 million yuan ($129m; ￡98.9m) for tax evasion and other offences, authorities said Wednesday.

　　周三官方结果公布，中国超级巨星范冰冰因逃税和其它违法行为被罚款8.83亿人民币（1.29亿美元；9.89千万英镑）

　　The star, who disappeared in July, posted along apology on social media.

　　这位从七月就销声匿迹的大明星，在社交平台上发布了一封很长的致歉信。

　　Criminal charge: 刑事控告

　　Ms Fan, who is one of China's highest paid actors, will escape criminal charges if the fines are paid on time, said state news agency Xinhua.

　　据国家新闻机构新华社报道，范冰冰——这位中国收入最高的演员之一，如果能按期缴纳全部罚款并不会被追究刑事责任。

　　The actress had been linked to a government probe into how celebrities reported earnings in their contracts.

　　政府对明星在合同中申报的收入展开了调查，范冰冰受牵连落马。

　　Yin-yang contract: 阴阳合同

　　Some film stars were alleged to have usedso-called "yin-yang contracts" —— a practice where one contract sets out an actor's real earnings, and another details a lower figure, with the latter submitted to the tax authorities.

　　一些电影明星被指称签订所谓的“阴阳合同” —— 一份合同签订演员真实的收入，另一份却写着更低的酬金，从而用后者向税务局缴纳税款。

　　Tax: 税金

　　Fine: 罚金（违规违法时需要缴纳的钱款）

　　Penalty: 罚款（对犯罪行为的经济惩罚）

　　Authorities have now ordered Ms Fan and the companies she controls to pay the huge sum in taxes, fines and penalties.

　　官方已经处以范冰冰以及其公司一笔包括税款、滞纳金和罚金的巨额罚款。

　　Open apology: 公开道歉

　　Unprecedented: 空前的，无前例的

　　Ashamed: 惭愧的

　　On Wednesday, the star posted an open apology to her tens of millions of fans on her Weibo account saying: "I've been suffering unprecedented pain recently…… I'm so ashamed of what I've done. Here, I sincerely apologise to everyone.

　　周三，这位明星在其拥有千万粉丝的微博账号上写到:“最近一段时间，我经历了从未有过的痛苦……我为自己的所作所为深感羞愧。在这里向大家诚恳道歉。”

　　"I completely accept all the penalty decisions made according to law, after the investigation done by tax authorities. I will follow the order, try my best to overcome difficulties, raise fund, pay taxes and fines."

　　“对税务机关调查后依法作出的一系列处罚决定，我完全接受。我会按照处罚决定，尽全力克服一切困难，筹措资金，补缴税款，缴纳罚款。”