词汇辨析：income、salary、wage

本期介绍英语中和“收入”有关的6个词汇，其常见的搭配以及地道的表达。

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income

释义：通过工作或其他活动，定期获得的全部收入

例句：

Indonesia has launched a similar programme, for anyone whose income has been hit by the crisis. The very poorest, however, are also the least likely to have access to a smartphone to lodge an application online.

印度尼西亚也为危机下收入受创的群体推出了类似的项目。但是，最穷的群体根本不可能使用智能手机在线提交申请。

salary

释义：教师、经理等某个专业领域人员通过脑力劳动获得的每月收入。

例句：

To compensate for his extravagance, AMLO plans to cut further his own salary and that of senior bureaucrats.

AMLO为了弥补自身的铺张浪费，计划进一步削减自己和政府高级雇员的薪水。

wage

释义：工厂、商店等员工通过体力劳动获得的每周收入。

例句：

Even when assistance does reach the poor, it is seldom enough. The sum being given to the 12m poorest households in Pakistan is 3,000 rupees ($18) a month—less than a fifth of the minimum wage.

即使穷人确实得到了援助，也几乎不够。巴基斯坦1200万贫困家庭获得的资助是每月3000卢比（18美元），最低工资的五分之一都不到。

pay

释义：通用词，泛指通过劳动获得的收入。

例句：

Workers involved in the logistics operations for e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon and Instacart, have gone on strike to demand higher pay and safer working conditions.

亚马逊和Instacart等电子商务平台的物流工人参加罢工，要求提高工资，增强工作安全保障。

earnings

释义：通过劳动或者投资等途径获得的收入。

例句：

Releasing their first-quarter earnings, big banks in America revealed that they are putting billions aside to guard against an expected surge in loan defaults.

美国各大银行公布了第一季度的收益后，表示贷款违约情况有可能会激增，所以将拨出数十亿美元，做好应对准备。

fee

释义：专业人士通过提供专业服务获得的固定费用。

例句：

He is a better persuader than most: a free man once again, he now delivers lectures on how to strike it rich. Naturally, he demands handsome fees for his insights.

他比大多数人的说服力都要强：如今重获自由，他到处作演讲，教人们如何变得富有。自然，他为自己的见解索取很高的费用。