商务英语口语每天三句半 薪酬事宜 第130期:加薪理由

 　　2 加薪理由

　　3句英文任你选

　　I've worked here for two years and never been awarded any raise.

　　我在这里已经工作两年了，却从未得到加薪。

　　Because I made less this year than I did last year.

　　因为今年我得到的薪水比去年还要少。

　　You promised to give me a raise in salary after three months' probation¹.

　　你曾经答应3个月试用期满后给我加薪的。

　　半个句型要记牢

　　less... than... (不像……;不是……)

　　Tip:

　　一般在向上司或人事部申请加薪时，对方会问加薪的理由What makes you think we should give you a raise?(你为什么认为我们应该给你加薪?)，这时就应该举出正当的理由来说服他们。less和than连用有两种结构:less than和less... than...。less than后面接形容词、副词时，意为"不;很少;不到具有否定意义。如 The young man is less than twenty years old. (这个年轻人不到20岁。); less... than意为"不像……;不是……"。例如: Joseph is less honest than his brother. (约瑟夫不像他兄弟那样诚实。)

1 probation   

n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)

参考例句：

• The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。
• His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。