生活场景口语实战人际篇 第529期:升职加薪(5)

17. When will you give me a raise?
你什么时候给我涨工资？
还能这样说：
What time do you plan to give me a raise?
I'm wondering when you can give me a raise?
应用解析：
give away one's comrades 出卖同志；
give away a secret 泄露秘密；
give oneself up to the police 向警察局投案自首

18. You're efficient and you deserve it.
你很能干，这是你应得的。
还能这样说：
You work very hard and should get this.
You are competent and deserve it.
谚语：
None but the brave deserves the fair.
只有英雄才配美人。

19. I would like to have a chance to get ahead.
我期望一个升迁的机会。
还能这样说：
I hope to have an opportunity to get promotion.
I want to be promoted.
应用解析：
ahead of one's time （思想等）超越时代之前

20. Based on the annual evaluation, I have every confidence of my promotion.
根据今年的绩效评估，我对自己能升职充满信心。
还能这样说：
Based on the annual evaluation, I believe that I can get ahead.
According to the annual evaluation, I am sure I can get advancement.
应用解析：
not get to first base with sth. 不能顺利开始，连第一步也迈不出；
base sth. on sth. 以某事为另一事的依据；
base sb. in 把某人安置在……