【英语时差8,16】英国人谈工资-上

 W:Are British people really less open about their salaries? M:Well, let's find out! I've invited some of our BBC Learning¹ English colleagues up here to the studio today. And when they arrive let's just ask them how much they earn. And we'll see how they react. Well the first person we're expecting is Diarmuid. And I think he's just waiting outside. There he is... Derm! Come in. Diarmuid: Hello everyone. W: We have a little question for you Derm. Diarmuid: Ooh. W:What's your salary, Derm? Diarmuid: My salary? Erm... I don't really want to say. M:Are you sure you don't? Diarmuid: Yeah, no I definitely² don't M:You definitely don't want to tell us. Diarmuid: Hmmm... I don't want you to know! M:So why is it? Why is it you don't want to talk about it? Diarmuid: Well one reason not to talk about it with colleagues is because it might make us feel jealous³ or resentful to each other if one earns more or less than the other. So that's why I don't want to tell you guys in case I earn more money than you or worse, you earn more money than me. So that's the reason I wouldn't talk about it with my colleagues. The other reason I wouldn't talk about with people in general is because if they discover that I earn more money they might want to borrow some...

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

3 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。