每日長(zhǎng)難句 23

原句：

Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise.

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單詞：

?keep a close watch on... 密切關(guān)注……?

?one’s line of work 某人工作的行業(yè)?

?gather information 收集信息?

?compensation n. 薪酬，報(bào)酬；補(bǔ)償，賠償

?arm v. 武裝 n. 手臂；武器

?negotiate for a raise 加薪談判

?negotiate v. 談判，協(xié)商

分析長(zhǎng)難句：

找謂語動(dòng)詞：

Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise.

• 簡(jiǎn)化：Some use them ...

??平行結(jié)構(gòu)

譯文：

有些人使用它們（搜索代理）密切關(guān)注他們工作的行業(yè)的需求情況，或者收集有關(guān)薪酬的信息，以便在加薪談判時(shí)使用。