英語角-圓桌會議 Round Table：怎么撩老板給你加薪？

Topic 1-Tobacco authority to revoke 53 provincial tobacco bureaus in Beijing

According to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China's national tobacco authority revoked 53 provincial-level tobacco bureaus in Beijing this year. It has been seen as the latest anti-graft efforts from top down.

Why are the regional offices that represent provincial interests in the capital regarded as a hotbed of corruption?

Topic 2-Should boys start school later than girls?

Recently, Chen Shangbao, an education expert says boys could use a little help in school, where they're falling behind their female counterparts. His proposal is somewhat controversial which is to make boys enter elementary school a couple of years later than girls.

Topic 3-How to ask for a pay raise

Want more money than you're currently making? If your goal is to stay in your current job, working for your present employer, you'll need to ask for a pay raise. Planning and preparation are key when you ask for a raise. So are timing, your employer's pay practices, and the market-based pay rates for your job.

Here are the absolutely necessary strategies you need in asking for a Pay Raise.