The pay cut caused bitterness among the staff.

降低工资使职员们十分愤懑。

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Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.

许多工人宁肯下岗也不接受减薪。

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It would mean a pay cut, but it'd be worth it.

这将意味着减薪，但这是值得的。

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The government is telling the seven companies that have received the most federal aid to drastically cut the pay of their 25 highest-paid executives.

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And nobody knows, nobody believes that we can cut spending, right? -Somebody down the road has to pay the bills Somebody down the road has to pay the bills, either by cutting spending, cutting benefits or raising taxes.

而几乎没人相信,政府能够成功节流，不是吗？，-那总得,有人来埋单啊,迟早要有人来为此埋单的，要么精简政府开支，削减福利，要么增税。

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If workers would accept a pay-cut, employers could afford to hire more workers, putting spending money in more pockets.

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This meant the players would be asked to take a pay-cut.

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Is the executive pay-cut becoming a trend in Germany?

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