2012年商务英语中级考试指导：工资的学问

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　Pay check
$ I& j+ Q" k% H; W. w  b) j6 b　　An official form issued by a company which can be cashed at designated financial institutions. 　　工资支票
　　公司签发的、能够在指定金融机构兑现的支票
/ w7 z, u, C$ w  `　　Pay stub
　　Basically a receipt for record-keeping. Identifies all of the items and amounts used in calculating the final amount of the pay check.
+ o% p0 Q& N' P& w6 m5 }3 ^　　工资存根
　　存档的收据。用来核算签发的支票金额和应付的相关项目金额。
: h$ }2 _0 S8 a5 O. y) G! w' p# I　　Pay period
　　The time covered between pay checks. Can be daily (rare), weekly,monthly, bi-weekly (every 2 weeks), or bi-monthly (twice a month, usually in the middle and end of the month).
9 k/ e1 z( F& p# ^$ ]1 i　　工资周期
　　两次发工资间隔的时间。可以是每天(极少)，每周，每月，双周，半月(每月两次，通常在月中和月末，bi-monthly本意是双月的意思，而实际上是指一月两次，人们将错就错)。
　　Pay rate
# G* O, K/ _7 }3 q* d( E7 V　　An agreed amount that the company pays per unit of time worked or unit of work done.
　　工资标准
　　公司按双方商定的支付标准，以计时或计件的方式支付员工工资。