Nationwide Bank Pays Boss More Money
Nationwide 銀行增加執行長薪酬
Introduction
Nationwide Bank paid its boss, Debbie Crosbie, more money this year. The bank also bought another company called Virgin Money.
Nationwide 銀行今年增加其執行長 Debbie Crosbie 的薪酬。該銀行還收購了另一家名為 Virgin Money 的公司。
Main Body
Debbie Crosbie got £4.67 million. This is much more than last year. The bank says she deserves this money because the bank is now bigger.
Debbie Crosbie 獲得了 467 萬英鎊。這比去年多得多。銀行表示，由於銀行規模擴大，她理應獲得這筆款項。
Other workers also got more money. 26,890 staff got a small pay rise. The bank gave £1.5 billion to its members.
其他員工也獲得了更多金錢。26,890 名員工獲得了小幅加薪。銀行則向其會員發放了 15 億英鎊。
Some people are unhappy. They say members should vote on the boss's pay. Also, the bank does not want a new person, James Sherwin-Smith, on the board. The bank says he does not have enough experience.
部分人士表示不滿。他們認為執行長的薪酬應由會員投票決定。此外，銀行不希望新成員 James Sherwin-Smith 加入董事會。銀行表示他缺乏足夠的經驗。
Conclusion
The bank is still working with Virgin Money. Members will vote on pay and new leaders on July 15.
該銀行目前仍與 Virgin Money 合作。會員將於 7 月 15 日對薪酬及新領導層進行投票。
Vocabulary Learning
Comparing Things (More & Much More)
In this story, we see how to talk about things that increase in size or amount.
1. The Basic Pattern When something is larger or higher, we use more.
- More money → (Adding to the amount)
- More than last year → (Comparing now to the past)
2. Adding Power If the difference is very big, add the word much before more.
- Example: Much more than last year.
- Meaning: It is not just a little bit more; it is a huge jump.
3. The 'Bigger' Rule For short words like big, we don't say "more big." We change the ending to -er.
- Big → Bigger
- "The bank is now bigger."
Quick Look: Money Words
- Pay rise → When your salary goes up.
- Deserves → When someone should have something because of their hard work.