While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.

尽管市议会的投票在议会会议室里得到了掌声，但包括苏打水一方请来的说客在内的法案反对者们对该法案提出了尖锐的批评，并承诺将在法庭上对这项征税提出质疑。

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While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.

尽管市议会的投票在议会大厅里赢得了掌声，但这项措施的反对者，包括苏打水游说者，提出了尖锐的批评，并承诺将在法庭上对这项税收提出质疑。

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Because there wouldn't have been a refund on our cruise fare if we returned home, we had to pay for a hotel room and meals in the city and an airfare to fly to the first island on the ship's route.

因为如果我们回到家，我们的邮轮费用就不会退了，所以我们不得不在城里住旅馆，吃晚饭，还要支付去邮轮线路上第一个岛的机票钱。

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