be concerned about ... “担心……”。
The seniority system is slowly modernizing.
（论资排辈的体制逐渐走向现代化。）
slowly “慢慢地”。modernize “现代化”。
Slowly but surely, the seniority system is changing.
（虽说慢， 论资排辈的体制确实在变化。）
surely “确实”。
奖金没有我期望的那么多。
My bonus was not as big as I expected.
（奖金没有我期望的那么多。）
The company must not be doing well.
（公司的经营一定不是很好。）
My bonus was smaller than I was expecting.
（奖金比我想像的要少。）
I didn’t get as big a bonus as l expected.
就涨了一点点。
How much of a pay raise did you get?
（你的工资涨了多少？）
It’s a very small amount.
（就涨了一点点。）
pay “工资”、 “报酬”。raise “加薪”、 “涨价”。
small “小的”、 “少的”。amount “数额”、 “量”。
It’s minuscule.
minuscule “小写的”、 “非常小的”、 “一丁点的”。
It isn’t very much. （并不多。）
他在这家公司能拿很多的津贴。
Why is Mr. Smith still at his job?
（为什么史密斯先生还没有换工作？）
He gets a lot of benefits working at his company.
（他在这家公司能拿很多的津贴。）
His company offers a lot of benefits.
（他公司给他很多的津贴。）
He receives a lot of benefits from his company.
（他从公司拿很多的津贴。）
receive “收到”。
我有一部公司的小汽车， 是额外的奖励。
I have a company car as a fringe benefit.
（我有一部公司的小汽车， 是额外的奖励。）
Wow, that’s a great benefit.
（哇， 真是不错的奖励。）
as “作为”。fringe “附加的”。benefit “便宜”、 “特别恩典”。fringe benefit “附加福利”、 “附带的
好处”。
The company gave me a car as a fringe benefit.
I received a company car as a fringe benefit.
receive “收到”。
我会把你的钱放入保险柜。
I’ll put your money in the safe.
（我会把你的钱放入保险柜。）
That’s very nice of you.
（你真是太好了。）
safe “保险柜”。
I’ll lock up your money.
（我会把你的钱锁好。）
lock up “锁上放好”。
I’ll put your money in a safe place.
（我会把你的钱放到安全的地方。）
银行几点关门？
How late is the bank open?
（银行几点关门？）
They stay open until 6∶00 p.m.
（下午6点。）
How late ...?
“……到多晚？”。
When does the bank close?
（银行几点关门？）
What time does the bank close?
我想存2 000美元。
I’d like to deposit two thousand dollars.
（我想存2 000美元。）
We can take care of that, sir.
（好的,先生。）
deposit “存款”。
I’d like to put two thousand dollars in my account.
account “银行账户”。
I’d like to make a two thousand dollar deposit.
（我想存2 000美元。）
我的户头上几乎一点钱都不剩了。
I hardly have anything left in my account.
（我的户头上几乎一点钱都不剩了。）
I guess you can’t afford a vacation then.
（那么我想你没钱度假了。）
hardly ... “几乎不……”。
My balance is almost zero.
（我的余额几乎为零。）
balance “余额”。
My account is almost empty.
（我的账户几乎是空的。）
I don’t have very much money in the bank.
