实用口语：让人纠结的薪水

情景会话：a和b正在谈论他们的薪水问题。

a: how time flies! it's pay day again!

a: 时间过得真快！又到了发薪日了！

b: yes, it is! you're an engineer, aren't you?

b: 是呀，真快！你是工程师，是吗？

a: yes, i am。

a: 是的。

b: so you must be earning decently, don't you?

b: 那你钱一定挣得不少喽？

a: well, just average。

a: 哦，只不过一般而已。

b: what's your salary then, may i ask?

b: 那能不能问一下你的薪水是多少？

a: sure. my monthly pay is $2,500. what about yours?

a: 当然，我每月的工资是2500美元，你的呢？

b: i'm paid weekly, and it's around $700 per week。

b: 我拿的是周薪，每星期大约700美元左右。

a: that means you can get $2,800 a month. right? that's quite a sum of money。

a: 那就是说你每月可得2800美元，对吗？这是相当可观的一笔钱呢！

b: yes, but my pay is on an hourly basis and it's not up to much。

b: 是的，不过我的工资是以小时计算的，而这笔收入并不足道。

a: then you must be working overtime。

a: 那么你一定在加班工作了。

b: that's right. i work 24 hours' overtime a week. and the overtime pay is usually more than the regular pay。

b: 对，我一星期加班24小时。而加班工资通常要高于固定工资。

a: so overtime has a bearing on how much you may make in a job. don't you think so?

a: 所以加班影响工资收入的多少，你不这样认为吗？

b: definitely. and the degree of responsibility in a job also has a great deal to do with the salary。

b: 是这样，而且工作中所负责任的轻重程度同薪水也有密切联系。

a: yes. and so are other factors such as experience and fringe benefits。

a: 是的，其他如经验、福利待遇等因素也是这样。

b: no doubt about that. but anyway i have to work hard to earn my money。

b: 这是毫无疑问的，不过无论如何我得努力工作才挣得到钱。

下面再来学几句关于加薪的句子，希望大家薪水都涨起来哈哈！

what makes you think we should give you a raise?

你为什么认为我们应该给你加薪呢？

i hope you will seriously consider a pay increase。

请你认真考虑给我加薪。

your monthly gross salary will increase by 300 yuan。

你每月的总收入会涨300元。

good salesman will naturally earn more。

好的销售人员自然应该得到更多报酬。

i will give you a one-time bonus for your recent hard work。

我给你一次性的奖金，鼓励你最近的辛勤工作。