We could not afford to raise salaries or provide subsidies for everybody.

我们没有能力提高工资，或为所有人发放补贴。

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A couple of encouraging findings: 42% of nonprofits plan to raise salaries across the board this year, with pay hikes averaging 4.5% versus 3.3% in 2010.

其中有几条调查结果令人鼓舞：今年，42%的非营利性机构计划全面提高薪酬，平均薪酬涨幅将达到4.5%，而2010年的薪酬涨幅为3.3%。

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But our engineers work in a three-star hotel, not very flashy, not on the spotlight, and I only promised them to raise their salaries twice a year.

而我们的工程师在三星级酒店工作，不豪华，更不引人关注，我只承诺每年涨两次薪水。

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Nothing is free. So,the reason I make that point is, you cannot ask local elected officials to raise teacher salaries and cut taxes and balance the budget and increase roads.

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But our engineers work in a three-star hotel, not very flashy, not on the spotlight, and I only promised them to raise their salaries twice a year.

而我们的工程师在三星级酒店工作，不豪华，更不引人关注，我只承诺每年涨两次薪水。

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There is little incentive for restaurant owners to raise salaries that the public is willing to supplement.

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But with the red ink overflowing, state firms have had no choice but to raise salaries and provide extensive training to their staff.

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Partners at several large law firms also say they don't plan to raise associate salaries, which haven't increased since 2007.

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