商务英语口语每天三句半 薪酬事宜 第136期:厌倦竞争

 　　8 厌倦竞争

　　3句英文任你选

　　She was dissatisfied with her salary.

　　她对自己的薪水不满意。

　　He had the audacity¹ to ask for an increase in salary.

　　他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。

　　I really hate the competition in getting a promotion².

　　我真是受够了为升职而你争我斗。

　　半个句型要记牢

　　competition in -(在……方面的竞争)

　　Tip:

　　表示"竞争，竞赛注意易与 contest混淆: contest多指不同意某个观点而争辩。尤指参赛各自献技并由评判员进行评判的比赛，较为柔性。例如：I must contest. I think you are wrong. (我必须争辩，我认为你错了。) competition泛指为了取得某方面的胜利而进行的比赛、竞争等，所指的竞争较为剧烈和刚性，甚至带有一些暴力。例如 He was in competition with ten others for the job. (他和其他十个人一起竞争这份工作。)。另外，competition的动词形式是compete，表示"竞争，对抗"用法是compete with sb. in sth. /doing sth. ，意思是和某人在某方面竞争。

1 audacity   

n.大胆，卤莽，无礼

参考例句：

• He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
• He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。