" And we heard he's asking for wages now! "

“而且我听说他现在正要求别人付他工钱呢！”

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I actually wasn't paid in money.

对，是。实际上他并不付我工钱。

Well, at least we still get paid.

好吧，至少我还有工钱。

Uh, do we still get paid? Kind of made a lot of holes.

呃，我工钱还付吗？还是打了不少洞。

The problem is we can't pay them.

但我付不起工钱。

I was paid only six shillings a week.

他只付我一星期6工钱。

" And how much is Professor Dumbledore paying you, Winky? " Hermione asked kindly.

“那么你呢，闪闪，邓布利多教授付你多少工钱？”赫敏好心好意地问。

" But they get paid? " she said.

“可是他拿工钱吗？”她问。

Then why am I not getting paid?

那你为什么不付我工钱？

And I'm still after that grocery store to pay me for fixing their gutters.

然后给那家杂货店修排水沟工钱他还没结给我。

Oh, I'm not discussing Andrew's salary with you.

我不会跟你讨论安德鲁工钱。

You'll have two months' wages and please tell us how you get on.

你可以领到两个月工钱，也请把你情况告诉我。

But I've no money to pay you.

但我没法付你工钱啊。

" It's quite illegal, " Wilson said. " You're supposed to fine them."

“这样做完全不合法，”威尔逊说，“扣他工钱倒是允许。”

Finally, she comprehended that he wanted his pay.

【comprehend】她终于明白了他是想要工钱。

" He is buying the wool out of his wages, sir! "

“他用自己工钱买了毛线，生！”

" When house-elves have decent wages and working conditions! " she hissed back.

“等到家养小精灵获得体面工钱和像样工作环境那一天！”她压低声音说着。

And you won't get it for the wage you're offering.

不过照你出工钱，你是找不到这样人。

Monica's mom: Very sweet. And on what they pay you... -Monica: Career.

真贴心。 -他因为什么给你工钱。-工作。

" Half-a-crown a hundred, and in these long days I can live very well on the wages."

“割一百个能卖半个克朗，现在白天长，我靠这工钱可以过得很好。”