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Woman: Good afternoon, Mr Carlson. Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with me.

女士：早上好，卡尔松先生。感谢您百忙中抽空与我交谈。

Man: I always make time for my best workers, Clorial. Please have a seat. What can I do for you today?

男士：我总是有时间会见我最好的员工，克罗瑞尔。请坐。今天有什么需要我帮忙的吗？

Woman: Well, as you know, I have been working here for about 15 years now. I really like this company. My job is interesting and the working conditions¹ are generally² pretty good.

女士：嗯，你也知道，我在这里工作有15年了。我真的很喜欢这家公司。我从事的工作也很有趣，工作环境总体来说也很不错。

Man: I'm glad you feel that way. Whatever we can do to make our workers happy is important to us.

男士：很高兴你这样想。任何能让员工高兴的事，对我们来说都很重要。

Woman: Well, now that you mention it, there is one thing that will make my life a little easier.

女士：好吧，既然您提出来了，我就说出一个能让我过得舒服点的请求。

Man: Yes?

男士：是吗？

Woman: I haven't had a raise that more than 4 years and with inflection it is really getting tough³ to make a meet.

女士：我有四年多没涨工资了，通货膨胀使我只能勉强维持生活。

Man: 4 years, you say? Emmm....

男士：你是说有四年了？嗯...

Woman: Yes. And in that time, I have had at least 3 performances with you that I've all been excellent. You said I'm doing a great job here. And I think my good work should be rewarded⁴.

女士：是的。在此期间，我至少有三次表现很优秀。您说我一直做得很棒，所以我认为我的出色工作应该被奖赏。

1 conditions   

n.（居住、工作或做事情的）环境；（影响某事发生的）物质环境；承保险别；条件( condition的名词复数 )；状况；健康状况；环境

参考例句：

• The prisoners were living in appalling conditions. 囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
• TV pictures showed the arctic conditions. 电视画面显示了严寒的环境。

2 generally   

adv.一般地，通常；普遍地，广泛地

参考例句：

• We generally go to the sea for our holidays.我们通常去海边度假。
• Generally speaking,parents love their children.一般说来，父母爱他们的孩子。

3 tough   

adj.坚硬的，咬不动的；棘手的，难办的；强健的，吃苦耐劳的；粗暴的，凶恶的

参考例句：

• The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了，我简直咽不下去。
• When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活，他都抢着干。

4 rewarded   

v.酬谢，奖赏( reward的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage. 保险公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。
• Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal. 不列颠帝国勋章是对她的努力的公正奖赏。 来自《简明英汉词典》