A forward contract is just an agreement to transact in the future at some given price.

远期合约是这样的一份协议它是在将来以某个给定的价格进行交割的合约。

Now you don't have to pay as much in taxes as you would have if you had given the government the honest, correct price.

现在你不必像向政府提供诚实、正确的价格那样缴纳那么多税款。