BB: So to sum up: if you're asking for a pay rise, make sure it's a good time, use phrases like 'I really think', give your reasons, say what you want and be polite!

总结一下： 如果你想加薪，首先确保时机要对，使用“I really think”这样的短语，给出你的理由，说出你想要什么，并且要有礼貌！

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The miners are asking for a 10% pay rise, but they'd probably settle for 8%.

矿工要求增加10%的工资，但他们大概会勉强接受8%的增幅。

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Conductors have been asking for a pay rise comparable to the 18% increase recently awarded to drivers at the company.

BBC: Arriva strike 'far from over'

Members rejected a 2.45% pay offer and are asking for a rise of 6%, or 50p an hour.

BBC: Oxfordshire council staff strike

In 2011, workers staged a three-month protest asking for better pay, with miners only going back to work after negotiating a close to 40% pay rise.

BBC: Freeport's Grasberg copper mine