| 1. | The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week. |
| 他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求,但每周工时要缩短。
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| 2. | We're getting a wage increase of 40 a year, before tax. Big deal! |
| 我们工资一年要增加40英镑,未扣除所得税！
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| 3. | I can hardly exist on the wage I'm getting; there is no money for luxuries. |
| 我靠我挣的工资简直难以餬口,根本无钱享受。
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| 4. | A wage rise of 5% represents an annual increase of 250 for the lowest-paid workers. |
| 工资提高5%对收入最低的工人来说相当于全年收入增加250英镑。
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| 5. | How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage ? |
| 我怎么能靠这么可怜的工资养家？
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| 6. | We've decided to negotiate with the employers about our wage claim. |
| 我们决定就工资问题与雇主谈判。
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| 7. | The firm promised a wage increase to the workers/promised the workers a wage increase. |
| 公司答应给工人增加工资。
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| 8. | Most wage claims are settled by compromise. |
| 对提高工资的要求大多都能折衷解决。
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| 9. | Wage increases have cushioned us from the effects of higher prices. |
| 工资提高后减轻了物价上涨对我们的影响。
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| 10. | We expect a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. |
| 我们做好一天的工作,就希望得到一天应得的工资。
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