英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1219 - 怎么撩老板给你加薪？

Topic 1-Tobacco authority to revoke¹ 53 provincial² tobacco bureaus in Beijing

 

According to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection³, China's national tobacco authority revoked⁴ 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 corruption⁵?

 

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 timing⁶, 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.     

1 revoke   

v.废除，取消，撤回

参考例句：

• The university may revoke my diploma.大学可能吊销我的毕业证书。
• The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。

2 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

6 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。