042 Asking for a Raise 要求加薪

外国人讲：

At the radio station where I worked，the manager called me into his office to preview a new sound-effects package we were considering purchasing.He closed the door so we wouldn’t bother people in the outer office.

After listening to a few routine sound effects，we started playing around with low moans，maniacal screams，hysterical laughter， pleading and gunshots.When I finally opened the door and passed the manager’s secretary， she looked up and inquired，“Asking for a raise again？”

1preview[＇priːvjuː]v.预检

2package[＇pækΙdʒ]n.包裹

3routine[ruː＇tiːn]adj.一般的

4maniacal[mə＇naΙəkl]adj.发狂的

中国人讲：

我在一家电台工作。经理把我叫进他的办公室，让我先试一下我们准备购买的一套新的音响效果设备。他关上门，以免打扰外面办公室的人。

听了几个常规的音响效果后，我们开始试听低声的呻吟、狂乱的尖叫、歇斯底里的大笑、哀求声和枪声。最后我开门出去，从经理秘书旁边经过时，她抬起头问道：“又要求加薪了？”