生活英語情景口語:我要加薪!

K: could we possibly discuss my salary some time?
P: sure.
K: first of all, I want you to know that I really like working for this company. Do you think I'm doing a good job here?
P: well, you are a very hard-worker.
K: I try very hard. The problem is, my salary just isn't enough to live on. Now that I have a wife and a child to support, we hardly have enough money for food and rent.
P: there are trying times for everyone. What do you propose?
K: I could really use a 5% rise.
P: that's quite a bit. If I give you a raise, I'm going to have to give everyone a raise.
K: listen, if you give me a raise, I'll take on extra responsibilities.
P: that sounds reasonable. How about this, from now on, you can be responsible for scheduling. That means that if you can't find someone to cover a shift, then you'll have to do it.
K: that's fine. Do I get over-time for any extra hours that I work?
P: of course. It's be against the law if we didn't.
K: that sounds good to me. I really appreciate it.
P: you are welcome. Come in early tomorrow and I'll show you how to do the scheduling.


我們可不可以找些時間談談我的工資問題?
當然可以.
首先,我想告訴你我非常喜歡在咱們公司工作.你覺得我幹得還不錯吧?
嗯,你工作非常賣力了.問題是,我的工資不夠養家餬口.因爲我還有老婆孩子要養,我們的錢都不足以支付房租和飲食的開銷.
每個人都有一段困難的時期.你有什麼建議?
我想漲5%的工資.
太多了,如果我給你漲,大家都得漲.
你聽我說,如果你給我漲工資,我可以承擔更多的責任.
這聽起來很合理,要不這樣吧,從現在開始,值班安排由你負責.那就是說,如果有人不能值班你就得自己來值.
行.如果我超時工作的話會按加班算嗎?
當然算,不然我們就違法了.
這似乎對我挺合適.太謝謝您了.
不客氣.明天早點來,我告訴你怎麼排班.


trying:annoying or difficult to deal with 令人厭煩的;難對付的
She can be very trying at times.
她有時很難纏.
These are trying times for all of us.
對我們所有人來說,這是最難熬的時期.

shift:a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes 班;輪班;輪班工作時間
to be on the day/night shift at the factory
在工廠上日班╱夜班
to work an eight-hour shift
按每班八小時輪班工作
working in shifts
輪班工作
shift workers/work
輪班工作的工人;輪班作業