publican

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Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
說(shuō)，有兩個(gè)人上殿裡去禱告。一個(gè)是法利賽人，一個(gè)是稅吏。
In the year 1800 the chief constable was a publican, and the head gaoler sold rum and brandy opposite the prison gates.
擧1800年的例子來(lái)說(shuō)吧：警察侷長(zhǎng)的第二職業(yè)是酒館老板，縂監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)則在監(jiān)獄大門的正對(duì)麪開(kāi)了個(gè)朗姆酒和白蘭地的專賣店。
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
這事以後，耶穌出去，看見(jiàn)一個(gè)稅吏，名叫利未，坐在稅關(guān)上，就對(duì)他說(shuō)，你跟從我來(lái)。

In Kinsale, I know an eccentric publican with an intimate and exquisite bar below his own living quarters.
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