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应该用chicken feed ，比较地道一点的说法。chicken feed."chicken feed " 意思是“很小数量的钱”，少得像喂鸡的饲料一样。例如：I turned down the job at the hamburger restaurant. They only pay chicken feed. 我没有接受那家快餐店的工作，他们能付的薪水少的可怜。 p.s. 这个用法就是表示薪水低，我在VOA special English words and their stories 里听到的。楼主可放心使用。
susyweswes
工资是工钱的一种型别，即员工的薪资，是固定工作关系里的员工所得的薪酬，是雇主或者法定用人单位依据法律规定、或行业规定、或根据与员工之间的约定，以货币形式对员工的劳动所支付的报酬。那么你知道吗?下面来学习一下吧。
工资英语说法1：
wages
工资英语说法2：
salary
工资英语说法3：
laborage
工资的相关表达：
工资单 Payroll ; pay slip ; pay bill ; pay stub
浮动工资 floating wages ; fluctuating wages ; Wage in Sliding Scale ; Variable Pay
工资税 payroll tax ; wages tax ; Lohnsteuer ; PAYROLL LEVY
工资冻结 wage freeze ; pay freeze ; wagefreezen
工资指数 wage index ; Index number of wage ; index of wages ; wage index number
弹性工资 flexible pay
病假工资 sick pay ; Sick Leave ; pay for illness leave ; sick leave sick pay
工资水平 Pay level ; Wage Level ; Wage Rate ; GNIP
附加工资 supllementalwages ; salary supplements ; additional wage ; APAdditional Pay
工资的英语例句：
1. They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay.
他们在不安全的工作环境下长时间辛苦劳作，却只有微薄的工资。
2. He will get a pay rise of nearly £4,000.
他的工资将会上涨将近4,000英镑。
3. The men voted by a four-to-one majority to accept the pay offer.
男雇员以4比1的多数票接受了工资条件。
4. In absolute terms British wages remain low by European standards.
根据欧洲标准，英国工资的绝对值依然很低。
5. The £103 is deducted from Mrs Adams' salary every month.
这103英镑每月从亚当斯夫人的工资里扣掉。
6. He could not afford luxury food on his pay.
靠自己的工资他买不起奢侈的食品。
7. A wage freeze was imposed on all staff earlier this month.
这个月早些时候，所有员工的工资都被冻结了。
8. Wages were rising faster than productivity and this was eating into profits.
工资的涨幅高过了生产率增长的速度，从而消耗了利润所得。
9. We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well.
我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。
10. Things were difficult, and we needed her wages to keep going.
日子很艰难，我们要靠她的工资来维持生活。
11. The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。
12. The reform program has brought unacceptably high unemployment and falling wages.
改革计划造成了令人无法接受的高失业率和工资水平下降。
13. Wages are low and the wastage rate of staff is high.
工资很低，员工的离职率很高。
14. Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.
最低养老金和最低工资要与通货膨胀挂钩。
15. Teachers will fight Ministers' plans to introduce performance-related pay in schools.
教师们将竭力反对部长们在学校中实行绩效工资的计划。
