1. salary n. 薪水,工资,尤指非体力劳动获取的,按月、年计算的 CET4 TEM4
high / low salary 高/低薪
annual / monthly salary 年/月薪
a 9% salary increase 加薪 9%
Well, you'll need some money. I haven't paid you any salary yet.你会需要钱的。我还没有付给你工资。(《简·爱》Chapter14 Trouble at Gateshead)So what kind of starting salary are we talking about?那么我们在谈的起薪是多少?(《绝望的主妇》S05E16)* starting salary 起薪
2. wage n. 工资,尤指简单劳动所得的,按周、日计算的 CET4 TEM4
daily / weekly wage 日/周薪
living wage 基本生活工资
minimum wage 最低工资
Can you imagine being robbed of your basic rights and a living wage?你能想象被剥夺基本权利和生活最低所需的工资吗?(《摩登家庭》S06E07)
3. income n. 收入,收益,一般是固定收益 CET4 TEM4
live within one's income 量入为出
live beyond one's income 入不敷出
My expenses account for 46.9% of my after-tax income. 我的花销占我税后收入的 46.9%。(《生活大爆炸》S02E14)* after-tax income 税后收入
“salary 更多指专业人员和办公室工作人员按月领取的薪水,常按年或月计算;wage 更多指体力劳动者领取的工资,常用复数形式,尤指以现金形式结算的小时或周工资;income 常用于所有渠道的收入总和,包括工资。”
4. stipend /ˈstaɪpend/ n. 助学金;薪金,津贴 (尤指公职人员的俸禄) TEM8
monthly stipend 月津贴
Surviving veterans who fought during the war against Japan are being given 5-thousand yuan each as a stipend.健在的抗战老兵将获得每人 5000 元的补助金。(CRI 新闻)
5. bonus /ˈbəʊnəs/ n. 奖金,红利;额外的好处 CET4 TEM4
annual bonus 年底分红
Workers in big firms receive a substantial part of their pay in the form of bonuses and overtime. 大公司的工人,工资很大一部分是奖金和加班费。(柯林斯双解词典)
6. perk /pɜːk/ n. 额外收入,外快;特殊待遇 TEM8
get perks 赚外快
But beyond the profound federal perks, married people make more money.然而除了丰厚的政策待遇,已婚人士收入也更高。( TED talks《关于婚姻你不知道的事》)My job comes with a few perks, like I get free makeup samples.我的工作有一些额外好处,比如能拿到化妆品小样。 (《摩登家庭》S06E04)
7. pension /ˈpenʃən/ n. 养老金,退休金;抚恤金 CET4 TEM4
pension insurance 养老保险
retirement pension 退休金
The proposals include tax rises, pension reforms, spending cuts and promises of privatization. 这份提议包括增税、养老金改革、开支削减和承诺私有化。(BBC News)
8. earnings /ˈɜːnɪŋz/ n. 收益;利润 TEM4
accumulated earnings 累计盈利
“earnings 范围大于 income,包括临时收益、工资和投资性收益。”
It says Venezuela gets 96 percent of its export earnings from oil sales.据称委内瑞拉 96% 的出口收益来自石油销售。 (VOA Special English)We got these video calls with 30 of our top clients tomorrow to go over quarterly earnings. 明天我们要和30名顶级客户进行视频通话,汇报季度收益。(《我们这一天》S01E15)* quarterly earnings 季度收益
9. overtime /ˈəʊvətaɪm/ n. 加班费 CET6 TEM4
earn overtime (pay) 赚加班费
“overtime 同时也有动词和形容词词性。为了避免歧义,加班费也可以说 overtime pay。 ”
I do hope they're paying you overtime, but judging by the state of this, I'd say not. 希望他们有付你加班费,但照目前的样子来看,他们应该是没有。(《哈利波特与密室》)
10. remuneration /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃən/ n. 报酬,酬金(多用于书面语) TEM8
work remuneration 劳动报酬
remuneration standard 酬劳标准
We will gradually increase the share of personal income in the distribution of national income, and raise that of work remuneration in primary distribution. 逐步提高居民收入在国民收入分配中的比重,提高劳动报酬在初次分配中的比重。There are a lot of local professionals who want to serve their home population if they can do so in reasonable conditions and with some level of reasonable remuneration.很多当地专业人员愿意服务于本国人民,前提是他们能在合适的环境下工作,并得到合适的报酬。(VOA 常速英语)
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