地道美語聽力播客:蕭條經(jīng)濟(jì)下的工作

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Shivon: This bad economy is really taking its toll.

蕭條的經(jīng)濟(jì)真的造成了損失。

Lex: Tell me about it! My company has already laid off 20% of its workforce, and now themanagement is talking about cutting salaries. It goes without saying that there won’t be anybonuses this year.

和我說說。我所在的公司已經(jīng)解雇了20%的工人，現(xiàn)在管理部門正在商討減薪。不用說今年不會(huì)有獎(jiǎng)金了。

Shivon: What are you complaining about? At least you still have a job. Try working as afreelancer. I’ve had to cut my hourly rate to compete with all of the people flooding the jobmarket.

你抱怨什么?至少你還有工作，還能做名自由作家。我必須縮減 每小時(shí)的花費(fèi)來和那些涌向工作市場(chǎng)的人們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

Lex: At least you’re still able to pick and choose your clients. I have to do what my bosses tellme, no matter what. If they say I have to work overtime, that’s what I have to do. I don’t evenget compensated for it! You can bill by the hour.

至少你還能挑選員工。我必須完成老板吩咐的活兒，無論那是什么活兒。如果他們說我得加班，我就必須加班，而且加班連補(bǔ)償都沒有。你還能按小時(shí)付費(fèi)。

Shivon: What’s the good of billing by the hour if I don’t have any clients? You don’t know howgood you have it. I don’t want to hear another word until you walk a mile in my shoes!

如果我不雇人，按小時(shí)付費(fèi)又有什么用?你不知道你的狀況有多好。等你處在我的位置并能維持下去，我再聽你說。

Lex: Ditto!

同上。