Asking For A Raise

Excuse me sir, may I talk to you?

打扰一下，先生，我能跟您谈谈吗？

Bill! Sure, come on in. What can I do for you?

比尔！当然，请进。有什么事吗？

Well sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years.

嗯，先生，如您所知，我在这家知名公司工作已经超过十年了。

Yes.

是的。

I won’t beat around the bush. Sir, I would like a raise. I currently have three companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first.

我就不拐弯抹角了。先生，我想要加薪。目前有三家公司想挖我，所以我决定先跟您谈谈。

A raise? Son, I would love to give you a raise, but this is just not the right time.

加薪？孩子，我很想给你加薪，但现在不是合适的时候。

I understand your position, and I know that the current economic downturn has had a negative impact on sales, but you must also take into consideration my hard work, pro-activeness and loyalty to this company for over a decade.

我理解您的处境，也知道当前经济低迷对销售有负面影响，但您也必须考虑我十多年来的辛勤工作、积极主动以及对公司的忠诚。

Taking into account these factors, and considering I don’t want to start a brain drain, I’m willing to offer you a ten percent raise and an extra five days of vacation time. How does that sound?

考虑到这些因素，而且我也不想引起人才流失，我愿意给你加薪10%，外加五天额外假期。你觉得怎么样？

Great! It’s a deal! Thank you, sir!

太好了！成交！谢谢您，先生！

Before you go, just out of curiosity, what companies were after you?

在你走之前，我只是好奇，是哪几家公司想挖你？

Oh, the electric company, gas company and water company!

哦，电力公司、煤气公司和自来水公司！