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The Autumn Statement

Mon, 18 Nov 13

Wake Up to Money asks British businesses about what they want to hear from the Chancellor's Autumn Statement. Directors' pay at the UK's biggest quoted companies has risen 14 per cent over the past year - more than six times the increase in overall average earnings¹, while new figures suggest that households are still feeling the pinch. And a new model of one of Britain's most famous cars is launched today.

1 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。