My brother took up a job in a beach restaurant and hoped to get on board the gravy train, but in fact he had to work more than in a factory.
我哥哥在沙滩边的餐馆工作,原本以为自己找到了一份赚钱的清闲差事,可实际上,那儿的活儿比工厂还多。
5. Nest egg
5.储蓄金
savings, money kept in reserve
积蓄、贮备金
Don’t worry about the job you lost. We have a little nest egg to live on until you find another.
别担心失业后的生活。我们还有一些积蓄能撑到你找到新工作。
6. Cook the books
6.做假账
cheat in accounting, manipulate financial records
伪造或篡改财务报表
Nobody noticed that one of the managers was cooking the books until the company got totally bankrupt.
直到公司彻底破产以后,公司有一位经理做假账的事才被人发现。
7. Golden handshake
7.解雇费
a (large) sum of money paid to an employee when he/she leaves the firm
支付给员工的一大笔离职金
Grandfather didn’t really want to retire too early, but he couldn’t resist the golden handshake that the company offered.
尽管祖父不打算早早退休,但是他未能抵住一大笔离职金的诱惑。
8. Cheapskate
8.守财奴
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