標題:Knowing what your colleagues earn The pros and cons of greater pay transparenc

正文：How much do your colleagues get paid? In a few countries, such as Norway, you can take a good guess by looking at public records on individuals’ overall tax payments and income. But in most places, finding out people’s salaries means asking them what they earn. And that is about as socially acceptable as saying “What an ugly baby.”

知識點：overall n. adj. & adv.

a loose-fitting garment worn over other clothes to protect them [常復數] 工裝褲；罩衫

He always wears overalls when he does the gardening.他做園藝工作時總是穿著工裝褲。

taking everything into consideration; comprehensive全面的；綜合的；總體的

We need an overall plan for this project.我們需要一個針對這個項目的全面計劃。

taking everything into account; in general全部；總計；總體上

Overall, the performance was excellent.總體上，表演非常出色

獲取外刊的完整原文以及精講筆記，請關注微信公眾號「早安英文」，回復“外刊”即可。更多有意思的英語干貨等著你！