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No one will ever pay you ______________________________. No one will ever pay you what you're worth. They'll only ever pay you what they think you're worth. And you ___________________________, not like this, although that would be cool. That would be really cool. Instead, like this: _________ ___________________________________________________________ are essential to being paid well for your excellence. Anyone here want to be ____________________? OK, good, then this talk is for everyone. It's got _______________ applicability. It's true if you're a business owner, if you're an employee, if you're a _______________. It's true if you're a man or a woman. Now, I _______________ this today through _________________________the woman business owner, because in my work I've _________________________ women ____________________ more so than men. The ______________________is a well-traveled narrative in this country. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a woman employee earns just 83 cents for every dollar a man earns. What may surprise you is that this ___________continues even into the entrepreneurial sphere. A woman business owner earns just 80 cents for every dollar a man earns.
No one will ever pay you what you're worth. No one will ever pay you what you're worth. They'll only ever pay you what they think you're worth. And you control their thinking, not like this, although that would be cool. That would be really cool. Instead, like this: clearly defining and communicating your value are essential to being paid well for your excellence.
没有人会为你真正的价值买单。没有人会为你真正的价值买单，他们只会为他们所认为的你的价值买单。并且你控制着他们的想法，不是像这样的（这里演讲屏幕里放了一张图，是一个男生摆出很酷的造型），虽然他看起来很酷。这样看起来真的很酷，而是像这样：清楚的定义并传达你的价值，并让你杰出的工作有所回报是非常重要的。
essential /ɪˈsenʃl/ adj.本质的；极其重要的； n.必须的物品；要素 excellence /ˈeksələns/ n.卓越，优秀； excellent adj.优秀的
Anyone here want to be paid well? OK, good, then this talk is for everyone. It's got universal applicability. It's true if you're a business owner, if you're an employee, if you're a job seeker. It's true if you're a man or a woman.
有人想要一份丰厚的薪水吗？好的，那么，这个讨论适用于每一个人。它是普遍适用的。不管你是商人还是员工，或者正在找工作，不管你是男人还是女人，它都是有用的。
universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/ adj.普遍的 applicability /ˌæpləkəˈbɪləti/ n.适用范围；适用性 job seeker n.求职者
Now, I approach this today through the lens of the woman business owner, because in my work I've observed that women under price more so than men. The gender wage gap is a well-traveled narrative in this country.
我今天是通过一位女商人的视角，来分析这类话题的。因为我在工作中发现，相比男人，女人被低估很多。在这个国家，性别之间的工资差距是人人皆知的。
through the lens of the sb 通过某人的视角 lens 的意思是透镜 （不是复数，单词本身就有s） I've observed that 我发现 under price 低于价格 gender wage gap 性别间的收入差距 narrative /ˈnærətɪv/ adj.叙述的 well-traveled narrative 人尽皆知
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a woman employee earns just 83 cents for every dollar a man earns. What may surprise you is that this trend continues even into the entrepreneurial sphere. A woman business owner earns just 80 cents for every dollar a man earns.
根据劳动数据局的调查显示，男人每收入1美元，而女人则只收入83美分。这或许会让你惊讶不已，这种趋势甚至会发生在企业领域。 男商人每收入1美元，而女商人则只收入80美分。
entrepreneurial /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːriəl/ adj. 创业的;具有企业家素质的;富于企业家精神的 sphere /sfɪr/ n. 球；阶层；领域