一说到金融城精英(包括银行专业人士、律师等),人们就会觉得很羡慕。
他们拿着六位数的工资,还有着让人嫉妒的年终奖金等福利,对普通人来说,他们简直就是人生赢家。
但是,他们也有着鲜为人知的辛酸,特别是近年来金融城中的一些自杀事件,让人震惊。
世界处于互联网时代,各地的工作节奏不断加快,金融、法律行业竞争激烈。
加班是很平常的事,这是高工资的代价。
莫利原来就职于英国著名的安理国际律师事务所,他举例说,一个星期五晚上,突然接到客户的一个电话说想谈一笔生意,并希望能在星期日成交。
这就意味着要加班准备材料,但是市场竞争如此激烈,如果你不加紧争夺客户,客户可能会被竞争对手抢走,所以再累也要工作。
不过,现在已经有公司开始重视员工的精神健康,事情在向好的方面发展。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | as soon as |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 金融 | jīn róng | financial |
| 城 | chéng | city walls / city / town |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream / elite / essence / quintessence |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of |
| 银行 | yín háng | bank |
| 专业 | zhuān yè | professional |
| 人士 | rén shì | person / figure / public figure |
| 律师 | lǜ shī | lawyer |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 羡慕 | xiàn mù | to envy / to admire |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 六 | liù | six / 6 |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for binary bits |
| 数 | shù | number; figure |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 嫉妒 | jí dù | to be jealous of; to envy |
| 年终 | nián zhōng | end of the year |
| 奖金 | jiǎng jīn | premium / award money / bonus |
| 福利 | fú lì | material benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common / ordinary / general / average |
| 来 | lái | (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 简直 | jiǎn zhí | simply; really |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) |
| 赢家 | yíng jiā | winner |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 鲜为人知 | xiǎn wéi rén zhī | rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown / secret to all but a few |
| 辛酸 | xīn suān | pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable |
| 特别 | tè bié | very; especially; particularly / in particular |
| 近 | jìn | near / close to |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 自杀 | zì shā | to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 震惊 | zhèn jīng | to shock / to astonish |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 处于 | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 互联网 | Hù lián wǎng | Internet |
| 时代 | shí dài | age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) |
| 各地 | gè dì | in all parts of (a country) / various regions |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 节奏 | jié zòu | rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant |
| 加快 | jiā kuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law |
| 行业 | háng yè | trade; profession; industry; business |
| 竞争 | jìng zhēng | competition |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary / common |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 代价 | dài jià | price / cost / consideration (in share dealing) |
| 莫利 | Mò lì | A transliteration of the surname/name Morley |
| 原来 | yuán lái | originally; formerly; at first |
| 就职 | jiù zhí | to take office; to assume a post |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 英国 | Yīng guó | United Kingdom (UK); Britain |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous / noted / well-known / celebrated |
| 安理国际律师事务所 | Ān lǐ Guó jì Lǜ shī Shì wù suǒ | Allen & Overy International Law Firm, a British international law firm. |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 举例 | jǔ lì | to give an example |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 星期 | xīng qī | day of the week |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 接 | jiē | to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb |
| 客户 | kè hù | client; customer |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone / phone call |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 谈 | tán | to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss |
| 笔 | bǐ | (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business |
| 生意 | shēng yi | business |
| 并 | bìng | furthermore / also / simultaneously |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 成交 | chéng jiāo | to complete a contract / to reach a deal |
| 意味着 | yì wèi zhe | to signify / to mean / to imply |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to intend / to be about to |
| 材料 | cái liào | data |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | (economics) market |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 加紧 | jiā jǐn | to intensify / to speed up / to step up |
| 争夺 | zhēng duó | to fight over / to contest / to vie over |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 对手 | duì shǒu | opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match |
| 抢走 | qiǎng zǒu | to snatch (esp related to a robbery) |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 再 | zài | no matter how ... |
| 累 | lèi | tired / weary |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 重视 | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 员工 | yuán gōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 向 | xiàng | towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | to develop / to grow / to expand |