【English Time】 快開工囉！「加薪」英文怎麼說？ Marie: The Chinese New Year break is finally over. Do you have any plans this year?（春節假期終於結束了。你今年有什麼計畫嗎？） Amy: I'd like to ask for a pay raise first. Since I've already got my year-end bonus, I've got nothing to lose.（我想要先要求加薪。既然我已經拿到年終獎金了，我沒啥好損失的。） Marie: I've received my bonus as well, but it was burning a hole in my pocket. Besides, I really can't afford to lose this job.（我也拿到獎金了，但是我一下就花光了。還有，我真的不能失去這份工作。） Amy: Well, in fact, I've made up my mind to jump ship if the request is denied. （嗯，事實上，我已經決定，如果加薪的要求被拒絕，我就要跳槽了。） Marie: But you know, you're not young anymore. Your career's at stake if you don't get it. （但是，你也知道，你不年輕了。你若沒加到薪，工作就岌岌可危了。） Amy: I think that starting a business would also be an option. I've always been dreaming about opening an online fashion boutique. （我想創業也是個選擇。我一直夢想要開一間網路流行服飾店。） Marie: Then you should go find Jack Ma. He said he will help young Taiwanese entrepreneurs start their biz.（那你應該去找馬雲。他說過他願意幫助年輕的台灣企業家創業。） ✪ 解析 ✔ pay raise 加薪。口語中，也可簡單用 raise（美式）或 rise（英式）表示。 ✔ burn a hole in someone's pocket （錢）在某人的口袋燒了一個洞時，就表示這個人口袋一有錢，就會馬上花光，也就是「某人花錢如流水；留不住錢」。 例：Karen is a typical shopaholic, and money always burns a hole in her pocket. （Karen 是個典型的購物狂，她總是花錢如流水。） ✔ jump ship 就是「棄船、跳船」，也常被引申指「離開經營不善的企業或組織」。 ✔ request (n.) 要求，請求 ✔ make up someone's mind 下定決心 ✔ be at stake 有風險；處於危急關頭 = be at risk 例：The doctor told me that my health is at stake if I don't change my diet habits. （醫生告訴我，我若不改變飲食習慣，健康就有危險。） ✔ boutique (n.) 專賣流行衣服的小商店, 精品店 ✔ entrepreneur (n.) 企業家；創業者 ✔ biz (n.) 生意（口語） showbiz (n.) 娛樂圈 (Read more at http://kojen.togelearn.com/articles/452 AND https://www.salary.com/9-things-never-say-ask-for-raise/)