薪资待遇
01 the firm offered her a generous bonus.
公司给了她一笔可观的奖金。
常用单词
generous ['d?en?r?s] adj. 慷慨的，大方的
bonus ['b??n?s] n. 奖金，红利
学学这样说
1. how much of a bonus can i expect? 我能领多少奖金呢？
2. how much is your year-end bonus? 你的年终奖有多少？
3. it's amazing that you got such a high bonus. 你领那么多奖金，令人惊叹！
4. a prize of 1,000 us dollars is not to be sneezed at.
1,000美元的奖金可不是个小数目。
5. we get 2,000 us dollars a month, including bonus.
包括奖金在内，我们每月拿2,000美元。
补充短语
year-end bonus 年终奖金，年终分红
sneeze at 轻视，蔑视
02 i won't get sales commissions until after four months.
4个月后我才能拿到销售佣金。
解析 ▲ commission有“佣金，回扣”之意，sales commissions指“销售佣金”。not...until...指“直到……才……”。
学学这样说
1. you'll get bonus at the end of each year. 每年年底你会得到年终奖。
2. we don't give bonus every month. 我们并非每月都有奖金。
3. we give bonuses semi-annually. 我们半年发一次奖金。
4. i wish we could get salary and bonus every month. 我希望我们有月薪和月奖可拿。
5. workers got a christmas bonus. 工人得到了圣诞节奖金。
6. what about the bonus we were promised? 答应给我们的奖金呢？
随机测验
our manager ______ bonus payments for two months.
a. fudges b. has been fudging c. is fudging d. fudged
翻译
我们的经理两个月来一直回避发放奖金一事。
答案：b
提示：fudge指“回避，敷衍”。for two months表示一个时间段，因此句子应当用完成时来表示延续性动作或状态。
03 i think you will get a big bonus, because you always have high sales.
我想你的奖金应该会不少，因为你的销售业绩总是很好。
语法tips
英语中，需注意because不能与so连用，although不能与but连用。原因是so和but为并列连词，连接两个并列成分，而because与although为从属连词，引导从句，因此这两组词不能同时出现。
学学这样说
1. it will be thrilling to get my first bonus. 第一次领到奖金我会很激动的。
2. bonuses depend on your performance. 奖金是和你的表现挂钩的。
3. the firm repaid her hard work with a bonus. 因为她工作努力，公司给她发了资金。
4. this is my performance bonus. 这是我的业绩奖金。
5. to my delight, i received a cash award. 令我开心的是我获得了奖金。
应用对话
baker: i think you will get a big bonus, because you always have high sales.
steven: i hope so. i think you will get a big bonus too. bonus depends on performance and you worked overtime almost every day.
贝克：我想你的奖金应该会不少，因为你的销售业绩总是很好。
史蒂文：我希望如此，我觉得你也可以得到很多奖金。奖金是和表现挂钩的，你几乎每天都在加班。
04 after three years, you qualify for a two-week vacation.
3年后，你就有资格拥有两周的假期。
解析 ▲ qualify for意为“（使）有……资格，受到……”。a two-week vacation指“一个两周的假期”。
学学这样说
1. every month you have three days off, including weekends and some important holidays. 包括重大节假日和周末在内，你每月有3天假。
2. female workers enjoy a two-week paid vacation a year.
女职工每年有两个星期的带薪休假。
3. i'm entitled to 20 days' vacation a year. 我每年有20天假期。
4. the employees of the firm have an annual paid holiday of 30 days.
该公司雇员每年享受30天带薪假期。
5. we usually go on holiday in july. 我们一般在7月休假。
6. our annual leave is thirty days. 我们每年休假30天。
补充短语
be entitled to 有……的资格
go on holiday 去度假
05 we'll supply you with an apartment with one bedroom and a living room.
我们会提供给你一套一室一厅的公寓。
解析 ▲ supply sb with sth指“给某人提供某物”，类似的表达还有provide sb with sth和offer sb sth。
学学这样说
1. you can ask for an apartment after you have worked three years for us.
在为我们工作3年后，你可以要求一套公寓。
2. employees get extra pay for overtime work. 员工加班有加班费。
3. we reward our employees at the end of the year according to their performance. 我们每年年底按员工表现对其进行奖励。
4. we provide you with health insurance and bonuses. 我们为你提供健康保险和奖金。
补充短语
provide sb with... 向某人提供……
06 we have been concerned about the welfare of the staff.
我们一贯很关心职工的福利。
解析 ▲ be concerned about指“关注，担忧，关切”，而be concerned with除了有“关心”之意外，还指“涉及，与……有关”，如：it is concerned with the study of methodology.（它与方法论有关。）
常用单词
welfare ['welfe?(r)] n. 福利
staff [stɑ:f] n. 职员，员工
学学这样说
1. do we have a pension plan? 我们有养老计划吗？
2. we'll provide two free tours a year during holidays.
我们每年在节假日提供两次免费旅游。
3. we offer an excellent salary and benefit package. 我们提供高工资和很好的福利。
4. the employees have opportunities for further training or education.
雇员有进一步培训或深造的机会。
5. you can enjoy a three-week paid vacation a year.
你可以享受一年3周的带薪假期。
07 what are the chances of getting a raise this year?
今年有可能涨工资吗？
语法tips
英语中，往往会用到fat和slim来修饰chance，虽然两个形容词的原意分别为“肥的，胖的”和“苗条的，纤细的”，但实际上fat chance和slim chance均指“可能性不大”。
学学这样说
1. could you give me a raise? 您能给我加薪吗？
2. when will you give me a raise? 您什么时候给我涨工资？
3. i would like to ask you for a raise. 我想向您要求加薪。
4. i think i deserve a raise. 我想我应该加薪。
5. i'm supposed to get a raise. 我应该涨工资了。
6. i want a 20 percent pay raise. 我想增加20%的薪水。
7. i would like to be paid according to my abilities. 我想要根据我的能力拿工资。
8. i was told that i would get a pay raise every year. 我听说每年会加一次薪。
补充短语
give sb a raise 给某人涨工资
08 i feel quite embarrassed for requesting a pay raise so quickly.
这么快就要求涨工资，我实在不好意思。
常用单词
embarrassed [?m'b?r?st] adj. 尴尬的，窘迫的
应用对话
boss: you did an excellent job in this project.
steven: thank you. it was hard work. but i'm glad i did it. when will you give me a raise?
boss: ha...i am not sure.
steven: i feel quite embarrassed for having to request a pay raise so quickly.
老板：在这个项目中你做得很好。
史蒂文：谢谢你，这工作不容易，但是我很高兴我做到了。那您什么时候给我加薪？
老板：这个嘛，我不确定。
史蒂文：这么快就要求涨工资，实在不好意思。
09 i'd like to know the salary you expected.
我想知道你的期望工资。
解析 ▲ 该句也可以表达为：i'd like to know your expected salary.
学学这样说
1. what is your expected salary? 你想拿多少薪水？
2. what starting salary would you expect? 你期望的起薪是多少？
3. what is the lowest salary you may consider? 你可能考虑的最低薪金是多少？
4. how much did you have in mind? 你打算要多少薪水？
5. what salary do you expect per month? 你希望每月拿多少薪水？
6. as for payment, how much do you think you deserve? 你认为自己应得多少薪水？
补充短语
have in mind 打算，考虑到
as for 至于，关于
10 but we are not in the position yet to give you a raise.
但目前我们无权给你加薪。
解析 ▲ be in the position to do指“能够做”。而in position指“就位，在适当的位置”，如：is everything in position for this audition?（试听的东西都准备好了吗？）
学学这样说
1. if you perform very well, you can ask for a pay rise.
如果你工作很出色的话，你可以要求加薪。
2. you're efficient and you deserve it. 你很能干，这是你应得的。
3. i agree to raise your salary. 我同意给你涨工资。
4. i decide to raise your salary. 我决定给你涨工资。
随机测验
my salary is only ______ of his.
a. two thirds b. two-third c. two third d. two-thirds
翻译
我的薪水仅仅是他的三分之二。
答案：a
提示：表达“几分之几”，分子用基数词，分母用序数词，但当分子大于1时，序数词需要加s。
11 his pay is three times as much as mine.
他的薪水是我的3倍。
解析 ▲ as much as用来描述数量时有两种情况：1）表示“多达”，如：there is as much as 50,000 u.s.dollars that we can save from it.（我们从这里能节省多达5万美元。）2）表示“与……一样多”，如：i drank as much water as she did.（我和她喝的水一样多。）
常用单词
mine [ma?n] pron. 我的；n. 矿藏
学学这样说
1. my salary is really low. 我的薪水真的很低。
2. with taxes and insurance deducted, there's not much left .
扣掉税金和保险费后，剩下的钱就不多了。
4. he has a large income. 他有很高的收入。
5. the salary sounds very reasonable. 这个工资听起来很合理。
12 i think salary is closely related to the responsibilities of the job.
我认为工资与你所做工作的责任范围紧密相关。
语法tips
英语中，常用的表示“与……相关”的表达有：be related to，be connected with，be linked to，relate to，have something to do with等。
常用单词
closely ['kl??sl?] adv. 紧密地，严密地
responsibility [r?'sp?ns?'b?l?t?] n. 责任，职责
学学这样说
1. pay is not everything. 薪水不是一切。
2. working so hard for so little, it just isn't worth it.
工作这么辛苦却领这么少的钱，实在不值得。
3. money is important, but the responsibility with this job is more attractive for me. 金钱固然重要，但伴随这份工作而来的责任更吸引我。
4. the reality is that my wife makes more money than me.
事实是我妻子赚得比我还多。
13 once the news gets out that he's got a pay increase, everyone will want one.
一旦他加薪的消息发布出去，每个人都会要求加薪的。
解析 ▲ 本句中that he's got a pay increase为由that引导的同位语，是对前半句中the news内容的补充说明，即“他加薪的消息”。
学学这样说
1. how many years haven't you gotten a raise? 你多少年没涨工资了？
2. the company can't afford to give anyone a raise. 公司没法给我们每个人都涨工资。
3. his wife faces a fourth year with no salary increase. 他的妻子已4年没有涨工资了。
4. i daren't ask her for a rise. 我不敢要求她加薪。
5. don't count on a salary increase this year. 别指望今年会加薪。
6. the salary increase meant a lot to me. 这次涨工资对我来说太有意义了。
7. this salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living.
薪水的增加没有影响我的生活水平。
补充短语
count on 依赖，期望
make no difference 没有影响，都一样
01 the firm offered her a generous bonus.
公司给了她一笔可观的奖金。
常用单词
generous ['d?en?r?s] adj. 慷慨的，大方的
bonus ['b??n?s] n. 奖金，红利
学学这样说
1. how much of a bonus can i expect? 我能领多少奖金呢？
2. how much is your year-end bonus? 你的年终奖有多少？
3. it's amazing that you got such a high bonus. 你领那么多奖金，令人惊叹！
4. a prize of 1,000 us dollars is not to be sneezed at.
1,000美元的奖金可不是个小数目。
5. we get 2,000 us dollars a month, including bonus.
包括奖金在内，我们每月拿2,000美元。
补充短语
year-end bonus 年终奖金，年终分红
sneeze at 轻视，蔑视
02 i won't get sales commissions until after four months.
4个月后我才能拿到销售佣金。
解析 ▲ commission有“佣金，回扣”之意，sales commissions指“销售佣金”。not...until...指“直到……才……”。
学学这样说
1. you'll get bonus at the end of each year. 每年年底你会得到年终奖。
2. we don't give bonus every month. 我们并非每月都有奖金。
3. we give bonuses semi-annually. 我们半年发一次奖金。
4. i wish we could get salary and bonus every month. 我希望我们有月薪和月奖可拿。
5. workers got a christmas bonus. 工人得到了圣诞节奖金。
6. what about the bonus we were promised? 答应给我们的奖金呢？
随机测验
our manager ______ bonus payments for two months.
a. fudges b. has been fudging c. is fudging d. fudged
翻译
我们的经理两个月来一直回避发放奖金一事。
答案：b
提示：fudge指“回避，敷衍”。for two months表示一个时间段，因此句子应当用完成时来表示延续性动作或状态。
03 i think you will get a big bonus, because you always have high sales.
我想你的奖金应该会不少，因为你的销售业绩总是很好。
语法tips
英语中，需注意because不能与so连用，although不能与but连用。原因是so和but为并列连词，连接两个并列成分，而because与although为从属连词，引导从句，因此这两组词不能同时出现。
学学这样说
1. it will be thrilling to get my first bonus. 第一次领到奖金我会很激动的。
2. bonuses depend on your performance. 奖金是和你的表现挂钩的。
3. the firm repaid her hard work with a bonus. 因为她工作努力，公司给她发了资金。
4. this is my performance bonus. 这是我的业绩奖金。
5. to my delight, i received a cash award. 令我开心的是我获得了奖金。
应用对话
baker: i think you will get a big bonus, because you always have high sales.
steven: i hope so. i think you will get a big bonus too. bonus depends on performance and you worked overtime almost every day.
贝克：我想你的奖金应该会不少，因为你的销售业绩总是很好。
史蒂文：我希望如此，我觉得你也可以得到很多奖金。奖金是和表现挂钩的，你几乎每天都在加班。
04 after three years, you qualify for a two-week vacation.
3年后，你就有资格拥有两周的假期。
解析 ▲ qualify for意为“（使）有……资格，受到……”。a two-week vacation指“一个两周的假期”。
学学这样说
1. every month you have three days off, including weekends and some important holidays. 包括重大节假日和周末在内，你每月有3天假。
2. female workers enjoy a two-week paid vacation a year.
女职工每年有两个星期的带薪休假。
3. i'm entitled to 20 days' vacation a year. 我每年有20天假期。
4. the employees of the firm have an annual paid holiday of 30 days.
该公司雇员每年享受30天带薪假期。
5. we usually go on holiday in july. 我们一般在7月休假。
6. our annual leave is thirty days. 我们每年休假30天。
补充短语
be entitled to 有……的资格
go on holiday 去度假
05 we'll supply you with an apartment with one bedroom and a living room.
我们会提供给你一套一室一厅的公寓。
解析 ▲ supply sb with sth指“给某人提供某物”，类似的表达还有provide sb with sth和offer sb sth。
学学这样说
1. you can ask for an apartment after you have worked three years for us.
在为我们工作3年后，你可以要求一套公寓。
2. employees get extra pay for overtime work. 员工加班有加班费。
3. we reward our employees at the end of the year according to their performance. 我们每年年底按员工表现对其进行奖励。
4. we provide you with health insurance and bonuses. 我们为你提供健康保险和奖金。
补充短语
provide sb with... 向某人提供……
06 we have been concerned about the welfare of the staff.
我们一贯很关心职工的福利。
解析 ▲ be concerned about指“关注，担忧，关切”，而be concerned with除了有“关心”之意外，还指“涉及，与……有关”，如：it is concerned with the study of methodology.（它与方法论有关。）
常用单词
welfare ['welfe?(r)] n. 福利
staff [stɑ:f] n. 职员，员工
学学这样说
1. do we have a pension plan? 我们有养老计划吗？
2. we'll provide two free tours a year during holidays.
我们每年在节假日提供两次免费旅游。
3. we offer an excellent salary and benefit package. 我们提供高工资和很好的福利。
4. the employees have opportunities for further training or education.
雇员有进一步培训或深造的机会。
5. you can enjoy a three-week paid vacation a year.
你可以享受一年3周的带薪假期。
07 what are the chances of getting a raise this year?
今年有可能涨工资吗？
语法tips
英语中，往往会用到fat和slim来修饰chance，虽然两个形容词的原意分别为“肥的，胖的”和“苗条的，纤细的”，但实际上fat chance和slim chance均指“可能性不大”。
学学这样说
1. could you give me a raise? 您能给我加薪吗？
2. when will you give me a raise? 您什么时候给我涨工资？
3. i would like to ask you for a raise. 我想向您要求加薪。
4. i think i deserve a raise. 我想我应该加薪。
5. i'm supposed to get a raise. 我应该涨工资了。
6. i want a 20 percent pay raise. 我想增加20%的薪水。
7. i would like to be paid according to my abilities. 我想要根据我的能力拿工资。
8. i was told that i would get a pay raise every year. 我听说每年会加一次薪。
补充短语
give sb a raise 给某人涨工资
08 i feel quite embarrassed for requesting a pay raise so quickly.
这么快就要求涨工资，我实在不好意思。
常用单词
embarrassed [?m'b?r?st] adj. 尴尬的，窘迫的
应用对话
boss: you did an excellent job in this project.
steven: thank you. it was hard work. but i'm glad i did it. when will you give me a raise?
boss: ha...i am not sure.
steven: i feel quite embarrassed for having to request a pay raise so quickly.
老板：在这个项目中你做得很好。
史蒂文：谢谢你，这工作不容易，但是我很高兴我做到了。那您什么时候给我加薪？
老板：这个嘛，我不确定。
史蒂文：这么快就要求涨工资，实在不好意思。
09 i'd like to know the salary you expected.
我想知道你的期望工资。
解析 ▲ 该句也可以表达为：i'd like to know your expected salary.
学学这样说
1. what is your expected salary? 你想拿多少薪水？
2. what starting salary would you expect? 你期望的起薪是多少？
3. what is the lowest salary you may consider? 你可能考虑的最低薪金是多少？
4. how much did you have in mind? 你打算要多少薪水？
5. what salary do you expect per month? 你希望每月拿多少薪水？
6. as for payment, how much do you think you deserve? 你认为自己应得多少薪水？
补充短语
have in mind 打算，考虑到
as for 至于，关于
10 but we are not in the position yet to give you a raise.
但目前我们无权给你加薪。
解析 ▲ be in the position to do指“能够做”。而in position指“就位，在适当的位置”，如：is everything in position for this audition?（试听的东西都准备好了吗？）
学学这样说
1. if you perform very well, you can ask for a pay rise.
如果你工作很出色的话，你可以要求加薪。
2. you're efficient and you deserve it. 你很能干，这是你应得的。
3. i agree to raise your salary. 我同意给你涨工资。
4. i decide to raise your salary. 我决定给你涨工资。
随机测验
my salary is only ______ of his.
a. two thirds b. two-third c. two third d. two-thirds
翻译
我的薪水仅仅是他的三分之二。
答案：a
提示：表达“几分之几”，分子用基数词，分母用序数词，但当分子大于1时，序数词需要加s。
11 his pay is three times as much as mine.
他的薪水是我的3倍。
解析 ▲ as much as用来描述数量时有两种情况：1）表示“多达”，如：there is as much as 50,000 u.s.dollars that we can save from it.（我们从这里能节省多达5万美元。）2）表示“与……一样多”，如：i drank as much water as she did.（我和她喝的水一样多。）
常用单词
mine [ma?n] pron. 我的；n. 矿藏
学学这样说
1. my salary is really low. 我的薪水真的很低。
2. with taxes and insurance deducted, there's not much left .
扣掉税金和保险费后，剩下的钱就不多了。
4. he has a large income. 他有很高的收入。
5. the salary sounds very reasonable. 这个工资听起来很合理。
12 i think salary is closely related to the responsibilities of the job.
我认为工资与你所做工作的责任范围紧密相关。
语法tips
英语中，常用的表示“与……相关”的表达有：be related to，be connected with，be linked to，relate to，have something to do with等。
常用单词
closely ['kl??sl?] adv. 紧密地，严密地
responsibility [r?'sp?ns?'b?l?t?] n. 责任，职责
学学这样说
1. pay is not everything. 薪水不是一切。
2. working so hard for so little, it just isn't worth it.
工作这么辛苦却领这么少的钱，实在不值得。
3. money is important, but the responsibility with this job is more attractive for me. 金钱固然重要，但伴随这份工作而来的责任更吸引我。
4. the reality is that my wife makes more money than me.
事实是我妻子赚得比我还多。
13 once the news gets out that he's got a pay increase, everyone will want one.
一旦他加薪的消息发布出去，每个人都会要求加薪的。
解析 ▲ 本句中that he's got a pay increase为由that引导的同位语，是对前半句中the news内容的补充说明，即“他加薪的消息”。
学学这样说
1. how many years haven't you gotten a raise? 你多少年没涨工资了？
2. the company can't afford to give anyone a raise. 公司没法给我们每个人都涨工资。
3. his wife faces a fourth year with no salary increase. 他的妻子已4年没有涨工资了。
4. i daren't ask her for a rise. 我不敢要求她加薪。
5. don't count on a salary increase this year. 别指望今年会加薪。
6. the salary increase meant a lot to me. 这次涨工资对我来说太有意义了。
7. this salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living.
薪水的增加没有影响我的生活水平。
补充短语
count on 依赖，期望
make no difference 没有影响，都一样