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断送职业生涯的小事
How Much Money They Make
谈论自己的薪水
Your parents may love to hear all about how much you're pulling in each month, but in the workplace, this only breeds negativity.
或许你的父母乐意听你谈论月薪,但是在职场,谈论薪水只会引起周围人的负面情绪。
It's impossible to allocate salaries with perfect fairness, and revealing yours gives your coworkers a direct measure of comparison.
完全公平的分配薪资是绝对不可能的,但自曝薪水会让你同事拿你的薪水和自己的做比较。
As soon as everyone knows how much you make, everything you do at work is considered against your income.
一旦别人知道你的薪酬,那么他们就会觉得你不配拿那么多薪水。
It's tempting to swap salary figures with a buddy out of curiosity, but the moment you do, you'll never see each other the same way again.
同事之间出于好奇而相互探问薪水,但获知彼此底细后,你们之间的关系就再也回不到从前了。
【知识点讲解】
As soon as 一…就…; 一经;
例句:
As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself.
他一进来,狗就开始摇头摆尾。
They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script.
一旦你偏离了剧本的内容,他们就会喊停。
As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow.
两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
out of curiosity 出于好奇心;
例句:
Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else.
赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。
Out of curiosity, he pulled down the handle of the fire alarm.
出于好奇, 他把火警器的手把拉了下来.
He asked out of curiosity.
他因好奇而发问.
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