More than half of all U.S. workers either lost their jobs or were forced to take cuts in hours or pay during the recession.
超过一半的美国工人在经济衰退期间要么失去工作，要么被迫削减工时或工资。
"There could be a number of reasons," he said, "for example, people do many things to make themselves happier: they strive for promotion or pay rises, or they get married."
“可能有很多原因，”他说，“例如，人们能通过很多事情让自己更快乐：他们努力争取升职或加薪的机会，或者找个人结婚。”
This may end up costing you opportunities for promotions or pay raises.
这可能会让你失去升职或加薪的机会。
So if you want to give flowers, you can either get creative or pay through the nose.
所以，你要是想送花，要不就得有创意要不就得花大价钱。
Pay me now or pay me later, don't rob Peter to pay Paul, and so on, you've heard it all before.
现在不做，以后还是要做；不要剜肉补疮，等等。这些都是我们以前听说过的。
Sarina Harper, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015—pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework.
19岁的萨琳娜·哈珀是弗吉尼亚理工大学的一名学生。在2015年刚开始上大学的时候，她面临着一个两难的困境：要么交房租，要么花钱交化学作业。
BSkyB, a British satellite broadcaster, offers 505 channels, not including radio or pay-per-view films.
即使不算电台以及按场次收费的电影，英国卫星广播bskyb仍能提供505个频道。
Patrons can choose to pay nothing or pay for only what they feel is right, since there are no prices on the menu.
顾客们可以选择不付账，或者只支付他们认为合适的金额，因为菜单上没有价格。
Another proposal is to require employers with more than twenty-five workers to offer insurance or pay a penalty.
另外一个提议是要求员工超过25人的雇主提供保险或缴纳罚款。
They're worried about how they'll afford college for their kids or pay the stack of bills on their kitchen table.
他们担心无法供自己的孩子上大学，他们担心付不起餐桌上一堆的账单。
Other music services around the world currently require users to buy individual songs or albums, or pay subscription fees.
目前全球其他音乐服务都要求用户购买单独歌曲或专辑，或是要求支付会员费。
Yet the report may not give a full or fair picture of the market, or even the candidates' true experience levels or pay.
但这类报告或许无法全面、公允地反映市场的真实情况，甚至也无法如实反映出求职者的工作经验或薪酬水平。
John Smith, who arrived in Virginia in 1608, introduced an ultimatum - those who did not work would not receive food or pay.
1608年来到弗吉尼亚州的约翰·史密斯，下了最后通牒——那些没有工作的人不会得到食品或是薪水。
In America, we see the engine of growth beginning to churn, and yet many still struggle to find a job or pay their bills.
在美国，我们看到增长的引擎开始转动，但很多人仍然找不到工作，入不敷出。
Morale in any civil service, and its attractiveness to recruits, are also affected by factors unrelated to promotion ladders or pay-scales.
公务员的士气以及其吸引力也受到晋升途径和收入以外因素的影响。
As negotiators everywhere know, the first side to disclose all that it is willing to sacrifice (or pay) loses considerable bargaining power.
无论哪个谈判人都知道，谁先开出愿意牺牲的所有条件(或者金钱)往往会失去大半谈判筹码。
If the assets increase in value or pay off over time, the Fed and AIG will share the benefits, with most of the upside going to taxpayers.
如果这些资产的价值以后实现上涨或赢利，Fed和AIG将分享收益，其中大部分会落入纳税人手中。
Set up Internet banking to make it easy to check balances, transfer funds or pay bills without having to go to the bank and stand in a queue.
建立网银则不必去银行排队就可方便的查账、转账或买单。
Others barge into job interviews, or call afterwards to find out why Junior didn't get the job or, if he did, to quibble over work schedules or pay.
还有的人则会直接闯到求职面试现场，或者在面试之后打来电话，追问为什么他们的孩子没有被录用。如果他们的孩子被录用了，他们又会为工作安排或者薪酬纠缠不休。
Users will also be able to view Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents as attachments to their messages, without having to download or pay for the software.
用户还能够浏览消息附件中的Word、Excel和PowerPoint文档，而不用下载它们或为这些软件付钱。
Applicants may pay the fees immediately after their application is completed, or pay the fees later by clicking the "On-Line Payment" button of the registration system.
考生申请成功后可以立即在线支付考试费用，也可以稍后通过北语考试网申请系统上的“网上支付”按钮进行支付。
Even though countless human pursuits require water, it is only when we experience a water shortage or pay a water bill that we think much about this indispensable fluid.
尽管人类从事的无数活动都需要水，但只有在经历了缺水或需要付水费时我们才会多想想这不可或缺的液体。
You choose a subscription or pay-as-you-go method because you do not have hardware or software to buy, install, and maintain, nor do you have to update the application.
您选择了一种订阅或即付即用(pay - as -you - go)方法，因此不需要购买、安装和维护软硬件，也不必升级应用程序。
They were saddled with "take or pay" contracts that obliged them to buy fixed quantities of gas far above what they could sell and at prices way above those on the spot market.
他们签署了一系列“照付不议”的合同，必须以大大高于现货市场的价格购买固定数量的天然气，而很大一部分根本就卖不出去。
Establishing or participating in the establishment of driving schools or driving training classes, motor vehicle repairing plants or pay parking lots or other business activities;
举办或者参与举办驾驶学校或者驾驶培训班、机动车修理厂或者收费停车场等经营活动的；
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college.
有许许多多的父亲母亲，在孩子熟睡之后依然无法入眠，为如何偿还贷款，医疗费用，如何为孩子筹钱上大学而冥思苦想。
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college.
有许许多多的父亲母亲，在孩子熟睡之后依然无法入眠，为如何偿还贷款，医疗费用，如何为孩子筹钱上大学而冥思苦想。
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