2014年商务英语中级：工资的学问

　　Pay check

　　An official form issued by a company which can be cashed at designated financial institutions.

　　工资支票

　　公司签发的、能够在指定金融机构兑现的支票

　　Pay stub

　　Basically a receipt for record-keeping. Identifies all of the items and amounts used in calculating the final amount of the pay check.

　　工资存根

　　存档的收据。用来核算签发的支票金额和应付的相关项目金额。

　　Pay period

　　The time covered between pay checks. Can be daily (rare), weekly,monthly, bi-weekly (every 2 weeks), or bi-monthly (twice a month, usually in the middle and end of the month).

　　工资周期

　　两次发工资间隔的时间。可以是每天(极少)，每周，每月，双周，半月(每月两次，通常在月中和月末，bi-monthly本意是双月的意思，而实际上是指一月两次，人们将错就错)。

　　Pay rate

　　An agreed amount that the company pays per unit of time worked or unit of work done.

　　工资标准

　　公司按双方商定的支付标准，以计时或计件的方式支付员工工资。