【英语时差8,16】英国人谈工资(在线收听

 W:Are British people really less open about their salaries? M:Well, let's find out! I've invited some of our BBC Learning English colleagues up here to the studio today. And when they arrive let's just ask them how much they earn. And we'll see how they react. Well the first person we're expecting is Diarmuid. And I think he's just waiting outside. There he is... Derm! Come in. Diarmuid: Hello everyone. W: We have a little question for you Derm. Diarmuid: Ooh. W:What's your salary, Derm? Diarmuid: My salary? Erm... I don't really want to say. M:Are you sure you don't? Diarmuid: Yeah, no I definitely don't M:You definitely don't want to tell us. Diarmuid: Hmmm... I don't want you to know! M:So why is it? Why is it you don't want to talk about it? Diarmuid: Well one reason not to talk about it with colleagues is because it might make us feel jealous or resentful to each other if one earns more or less than the other. So that's why I don't want to tell you guys in case I earn more money than you or worse, you earn more money than me. So that's the reason I wouldn't talk about it with my colleagues. The other reason I wouldn't talk about with people in general is because if they discover that I earn more money they might want to borrow some...

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