He cut his teeth breaking up a mob-connected trucking cartel[2].

在打破勾结犯罪团伙垄断货车运输业的某卡特尔一案中，他小试牛刀。 （译注：cut one’s teeth [on sth.]

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Your problem might be with a bad manager, that you constantly feel stretched to the breaking point, or that you are resentful about taking a pay cut.

你的问题也许在于一个不好的经理，让你经常处于崩溃的重压之下，或者是你对于减薪感到愤愤不平。

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The two other studies asked people's opinion of a fictional CEO who asked his employees to take a pay cut and failed to follow suit, breaking a promise to refuse dividends from his stock.

另外两个研究是关于人们对一位虚构的CEO的看法。这位CEO给他的雇员减薪然后不遵循平时的做法，甚至也没有遵守关于股票和红利的诺言。

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