地道美語(yǔ)聽力播客:蕭條經(jīng)濟(jì)下的工作
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(shuō)說(shuō)。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(shuō)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(lái)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(wú)論那是什么活兒。如果他們說(shuō)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(shuō)。
Lex: Ditto!
同上。
