加薪 (開口加薪，馬到成功)
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本週話題焦點：加薪 (開口加薪，馬到成功)
Jack and Diane meet up in front of the elevator at the end of the day, and start discussing how Jack's meeting with his supervisor went.
Jack 和 Diane 下班時在電梯前遇到，他們開始討論Jack與上司會談的結果。 |
Diane: So, how did it go?
Diane：結果如何？
Jack: It went very smoothly.
Jack：進行得很順利。
Diane: Did you get the raise that you were looking for?
Diane：你有得到你想要的加薪嗎？
Jack: Yeah, I got my raise, and he told me that I would also be getting a year-end bonus in January.
Jack：有啊，我被加薪了，而且他還跟我說我會在一月拿到年終獎金。
Diane: That's fantastic! How did you bring it up in your conversation?
Diane：那太棒了！你怎麼提出來的？
Jack: Well, I didn't beat around the bush. I just told him straight up that I was long overdue for a raise.
Jack：這個嘛，我沒有拐彎抹角耶。我就直接告訴他我太久沒加薪了。
Diane: And he agreed?
Diane：然後他就答應了？
Jack: Well, first he checked my employee profile on his computer, and then he called his supervisor and got it approved.
Jack：嗯，一開始他先在他的電腦裡查看我的員工檔案，之後他就打給他的上司徵求同意。
Diane: I'm really surprised that everything was done so quickly!
Diane：這麼快就都搞定了，真讓我訝異！
Jack: Me, too! I should have asked for one sooner.
Jack：我也是！我應該早點問的。
Diane: Maybe I'll try my luck and ask my boss for a raise…. Just kidding!
Diane：或許我該碰碰運氣，要求我老闆替我加薪 ... 開玩笑的啦！
Jack: You can try and ask for one next year. Let's grab something to eat.
Jack：你明年的時候可以試試看。我們去吃點東西吧！
Diane: Yeah, I'm starving!
Diane: 好啊，我餓壞了！
重要字詞講解：1. bring up 提起；談到
例：How did you bring it up in your conversation?
（你怎麼提出來的？）
例：Since you brought up the topic, let's sit down and have a good talk about it.
（既然你提起了這個話題，讓我們坐下來好好聊一聊吧。）
※ 小叮嚀：
bring up 是個可分的雙字動詞，也就是說，受詞（提起的內容）可以放在 up 後面，也可以放在 bring 和 up 之間，但如果是代名詞，只能放在 bring 和 up 之間。
2. beat around the bush 拐彎抹角
例：I didn't beat around the bush. I just told him straight up that I was long overdue for a raise.
（我沒有拐彎抹角。我就直接告訴他我太久沒加薪了。）
例：Try not to beat around the bush. Just say what you have in mind.
（試著不要拐彎抹角，把你想的說出來就好。）
3. approve (v.) 贊成；核准
例：He called his supervisor and got it approved.
（他打給他的上司徵求同意。）
例：I wanted to move to the dorm, but my parents didn't approve.
（我想搬去宿舍，但我父母不贊成。）
※ 小叮嚀：
approve 當及物動詞時，後面直接加贊同的人事物；當不及物動詞，要先加 of，再加贊同的對象。
4. grab (v.) 匆忙地拿取或吃
例：Let's grab something to eat.
（我們去吃點東西吧！）
例：My sister grabbed some breakfast and rushed off to school.
（我姊姊匆忙地吃了早餐之後，就趕去學校了。）
5. starving (adj.) 非常餓的
例：Yeah, I'm starving!
（好啊，我餓壞了！）
例：I became starving after three hours of work.
（在工作三小時之後，我餓壞了。）
小試身手
1. John ____ ____ the case that our supervisor ____, but he ____ ____ ____ ____ about the details. I think he didn't want me to know too much.
（John 提起我們上司核准的案子，但關於細節，他一直拐彎抹角，我想他不希望我知道太多。）
2. Because I was busy and ____, I only ____ a sandwich and then went back to my work.
（因為我又忙又餓，所以我只吃了個三明治就繼續工作。）
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解答
1. John brought up the case that our supervisor approved, but he beat around the bush about the details. I think he didn't want me to know too much.
（John 提起我們上司核准的案子，但關於細節，他一直拐彎抹角，我想他不希望我知道太多。）
2. Because I was busy and starving, I only grabbed a sandwich and then went back to my work.
（因為我又忙又餓，所以我只吃了個三明治就繼續工作。）
相關實用句型解析
1. 某人提起（話題）…
sb bring up sth…
例：How did you bring it up in your conversation?
（你怎麼提出來的？）
例： Teresa always brought up her problem with her boyfriend every time when we met.
（每次我們碰面時，Teresa 總是會提起她跟她男朋友的問題。）
2. 某人應該要 …
sb should have + pp …
例：I should have asked for one sooner.
（我應該早點問的。）
例：They should have bought the house by the seashore.
（他們應該要買下海邊的那間房子才對。）
※ 小叮嚀：
"sb should have + pp" 表示某人對過去應該做而沒有做的事情，現在卻感到後悔的意思。
小試身手
1. 他提出了一個宣傳新產品的好點子。
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2. 我應該警告他不要單獨去海邊的。
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解答
1. He brought up a great idea about promoting the new product.
2. I should have warned him not to go to the beach alone.
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