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I want an annual salary that at least
matches the going rate for my job.
我希望年薪最少和市場上相同職位的現行酬金相當。

對話
Manager:So what makes you think you're worth a raise in salary?
經理:你為甚麼認為你值得加薪呢？
James:Well first of all I've been responsible for a ten per cent increase in sales since I joined the company.
詹姆斯:嗯，首先，我就任以來，令公司的銷售額增加了百分之十。
Manager:That may be true, but the market in general has been expanding in that period.
經理:你這話也許沒錯，不過，市場在這段期間一般都有擴展。
James:I've also improved my department's efficiency and cut its costs by seven per cent.
詹姆斯:我還提高了部門的效率，部門經費減少了百分之七。
Manager:OK, OK, what are you looking for?
經理:好吧，你期望加薪多少？
James:I want an annual salary that at least matches the going rate for my
job, which is currently $80,000. That means a raise of $7,500.
詹姆斯:我希望年薪最少和市場上相同職位的現行酬金相當，即八萬元。換言之，我要求加薪七千五百元

多學一點點好吧，按市場標準加薪
詹姆斯要求加薪：I want an annual salary that at least matches the going rate for my job。 Rate是根據收費標準或酬金水平而付的費用或薪水，例如：(1) Telephone rates went up again（電話費又增加了）。(2) They enjoy a higher rate of pay than we do（他們的工資比我們高）。Going形容價格，意思是「現行的」，例如：(1) What is the going interest rate?（現在的利率是多少？）(2) The going rate/salary for clerical workers is $5,000 a month（文書工作的月薪目前一般是五千元）。「加薪」美式英語叫raise，英式則叫rise，例如：He received a significant raise/rise in recognition of his outstanding performance（他由於表現出色，薪水大幅增加）。詹姆斯的上司同意他應該加薪，說OK。OK這說法，一八三○年開始在美國流行，現在更幾乎無人不曉。但OK為甚麼有「好」、「不錯」的意思，卻是言人人殊。最通行的解釋是：當年美國俗語把all correct（一切正確）說作orl korrect，帶說笑意味；換言之，OK即all correct的縮寫。一九四○年，范布倫(Martin Van Buren)競選美國總統，助選團叫Old Kinderhook Club，以范布倫的故鄉Old Kinderhook為名，並取OK之意，於是OK這說法更加流行。此外，還有OK出自印第安語的okeh或希臘語的ola kala等說法。今天，OK還可作名詞和動詞，例如：The manager gave our plan the OK（或okay）、The manager Ok'd（或okayed）our plan（經理贊成了我們的計劃）。

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