EN： In British English headlines and news reports, collective nouns referring to a group of people (like 'staff', 'team', 'family') are frequently treated as plural, taking plural verbs (here, 'Receive' instead of 'Receives'). Additionally, news headlines often use the simple present tense to describe recent past events.
中文： 在英式英语新闻标题中，指代一群人的集合名词（如 'staff' 员工、'team' 团队）常被视为复数，因此搭配复数动词（此处为 'Receive' 而非单数 'Receives'）。此外，新闻标题习惯使用「现在简单式」来报道最近发生的事件以增添临场感。
The company staff are discussing the new bonus scheme.
公司员工们正在讨论新的奖金方案。
EN： The pattern 'an average of + number/amount' is used to express mean values. The word 'each' placed at the end of the clause functions as an adverbial/distributive modifier meaning 'per person' or 'individually'.
中文： 「an average of + 数字／金额」用来表示「平均为……」。句末的 'each' 作为副词性修饰语（分配词），表示「每个人」或「各自」。
The participants were paid an average of $50 each for their time.
参与者因付出时间平均每人获得 50 美元。
EN： In the UK tech sector, London has emerged as Europe's premier artificial intelligence hub, with firms offering US-level compensation packages that combine base salary with massive equity/stock grants to attract top global researchers.
中文： 在英国科技产业中，伦敦已成为欧洲首屈一指的人工智能中心。顶尖科技公司为争夺顶级研发人才，常开出比照美国硅谷水准的薪酬方案，包含高额底薪与大量股票分红。
EN： Reporting clause at the end: In news reporting, the attribution or reporting clause (e.g., 'new financial accounts show') is often placed at the end of the sentence to prioritize the most important newsworthy information upfront.
中文： 引述从句后置：在新闻英文中，报道来源或引述从句（例如「new financial accounts show」）常置于句尾，以便将最新、最重要的新闻核心内容放在句首吸引读者。
House prices fell by 3% last quarter, official data indicates.
官方数据显示，房价在上季下跌了 3%。
EN： Using 'each' as an adverb/determiner after a quantity: When 'each' appears directly after an amount or unit (e.g., '2.3 million pounds each'), it functions distributively to mean 'per person' or 'individually'.
中文： 名词/金额后的分配用法「each」：当「each」紧接在金额或数量之后（如「2.3 million pounds each」）时，作副词用法，表示「每个人各自分配到……」或「每人平均……」。
The winners received ten thousand dollars each.
获奖者每人各获得一万美元。
EN： In British business and finance, 'accounts' commonly refers to statutory annual financial statements filed with government registries like Companies House. In contrast, in American English, this is usually referred to as 'financial statements' or 'filings'.
中文： 在英国商业与财经语境中，「accounts」常指提交给英国公司注册处（Companies House）的法定年度「财务报表」；而在美式英语中，通常会更多使用「financial statements」或「filings」来表达。
EN： The conjunction 'that' introduces a noun clause functioning as the direct object of the reporting verb 'show'. Inside the noun clause, a complete sentence ('110 workers shared...') is contained.
中文： 连接词「that」引导名词子句，作为主要动词「show」的受词。子句内部为一结构完整的独立句（「110 workers shared...」）。在口语中 that 有时可省略，但在正式财经新闻中通常予以保留。
The report indicates that company profits increased significantly last quarter.
报告显示该公司上季度的利润大幅增长。
EN： The preposition 'in' is used here to specify the form, currency, or category in which a value is expressed (e.g., 'in salary', 'in shares').
中文： 介系词「in」在此处用来指明具体形式、类别或计价方式（例如：以薪资形式发放「in salary」、以股票形式发放「in shares」）。
The prize includes $5,000 in cash and $2,000 in travel vouchers.
该奖项包括5,000美元现金及2,000美元旅行券。
EN： In British business and finance, 'accounts' commonly refers to a company's statutory annual financial statements filed with government registries like Companies House. Additionally, in the UK tech industry, compensation packages often combine base salary with equity ('shares' or share options).
中文： 在英国商业与财经语境中，「accounts」常指公司依法向英国公司注册处（Companies House）提交的年度法定财务报表。此外，英国与欧美顶尖科技业的高额薪酬通常由固定底薪（salary）与公司股权或股票期权（shares）两部分组成。
EN： To express multiples (e.g., 'X times something'), use the multiplier phrase directly before a noun phrase: '[number] times + the + [noun]'. Here, '58 times' modifies the noun phrase 'the typical salary'.
中文： 表达倍数时，可使用「[数字] times + the + 名词」的结构，表示「……的若干倍」。在此句中，「58 times」直接修饰后面的名词短语「the typical salary」（典型薪资）。
His new apartment is three times the size of his old one.
他的新公寓是他旧公寓的三倍大。
EN： Compound adjectives like 'full-time' are hyphenated when placed before a noun to modify it (attributive position), distinguishing them from adverbial uses (e.g., 'work full time').
中文： 复合形容词如“full-time”（全职的）放在名词前作为定语时通常加上连字符（-）；若作为副词使用放在动词后（如 work full time），则通常不加连字符。
She is looking for a full-time job in marketing.
她正在寻找一份营销领域的全职工作。
EN： In the UK, the median annual salary for full-time employees is roughly £35,000–£40,000. Tech salaries, especially in advanced artificial intelligence fields, often diverge drastically from national median earnings, sparking widespread debate about income inequality in the tech hub of London.
中文： 在英国，全职员工的年薪中位数大约在 3.5 万至 4 万英镑之间。科技业（特别是顶尖人工智能领域）的高薪水准与全国常态薪资形成了极大反差，这也常引发公众对于伦敦科技枢纽贫富差距与薪资结构失衡的热烈讨论。
EN： Passive Voice with Ditransitive Verbs: 'Give' typically takes two objects (give someone something / give something to someone). When made passive focusing on the direct object ('the highest pay'), the recipient is introduced with the preposition 'to' ('is given to...').
中文： 双宾动词的被动语态：动词 'give' 原本可接双宾语（give someone something 或 give something to someone）。在此句中以事物（直接宾语）'the highest pay' 作为主语，接受者则搭配介词 'to'，形成 'is given to...' 的被动结构。
Special awards are given to employees who show outstanding creativity.
特别奖项会颁发给表现出卓越创造力的员工。
EN： Defining Relative Clause with 'who': The relative pronoun 'who' introduces a defining relative clause ('who help build...') modifying the human antecedent 'AI researchers', explaining specifically which researchers receive the pay.
中文： 关系代词 'who' 引导的限定关系从句：此处 'who' 代替指人的先行词 'AI researchers'，并在从句中作主语，修饰并明确界定是哪些研究人员（协助打造公司先进模型的人）。
We need engineers who can solve complex security issues.
我们需要能够解决复杂资安问题的工程师。
EN： In the tech sector, especially frontier AI labs like OpenAI, compensation for top research talent often vastly exceeds traditional corporate scales due to severe talent scarcity. Packages frequently combine base pay with lucrative equity grants (shares), creating average earnings that reach millions of dollars or pounds.
中文： 在科技产业，特别是像 OpenAI 这样的前沿人工智能实验室中，顶尖研发人才极度稀缺，因此薪酬待遇往往远超传统企业水平。这类薪酬组合通常包含底薪与高额股权激励（股票），使得平均年收入可高达数百万美元或英镑。
EN： The relative adverb 'when' introduces a non-defining relative clause modifying the time expression '2025'. In this context, it adds extra background information about what happened during that year, separated by a comma.
中文： 关系副词「when」引导非限定关系从句，修饰前面的时间词「2025」。在逗号后使用时，用来补充说明该年份所发生的背景情况，相当于「在那一年……」。
She graduated in 2020, when the pandemic disrupted traditional ceremonies.
她于 2020 年毕业，当时疫情打乱了传统的毕业典礼。
EN： The past continuous tense ('were competing') describes an ongoing action or atmosphere in the past, combined with an infinitive of purpose ('to hire...') to express the objective of the action.
中文： 过去进行式（were competing）表示过去某段时间内正在持续进行的动作或竞争状态，后方搭配不定词（to hire...）作为目的状语，说明竞争是「为了雇用」顶尖人才。
Companies were fighting hard to secure the best talent.
各家公司当时正激烈争夺，以争取最优秀的人才。
EN： In recent years, the 'AI talent war' has become a defining phenomenon in the global tech industry. Major companies offer astronomical compensation packages (including base salaries, equity, and bonuses) to a very small pool of top machine learning researchers, driving executive-level pay down to researchers in their 20s and 30s.
中文： 近年来，「AI 人才争夺战」成为全球科技业的代表性现象。各大科技巨头为少数顶尖机器学习专家开出天文数字般的薪酬组合（含底薪、股权与签约金），使得二、三十岁的资深研究人员往往能领到媲美企业高层的薪水。
EN： The passive reporting structure 'be reported to do/be doing' is used to convey information or rumors without naming the specific source. Here, the continuous infinitive 'to be offering' emphasizes an ongoing action at that past time.
中文： 被动转述句型「be reported to do/be doing」用于传达消息或传闻，无需具体指出消息来源。在此处搭配进行式不定词「to be offering」，用来强调当时正在进行的动作（据报正在提供）。
The tech giant was rumored to be developing its own microchips.
据传这家科技巨头当时正在研发自己的微晶片。
EN： The adjective 'worth' is followed directly by a noun phrase indicating value or price (e.g., 'worth hundreds of millions of dollars'), functioning as a post-positive modifier describing 'packages'.
中文： 形容词「worth」（价值…）后面直接接名词片语以表示具体价值或金额（例如「worth hundreds of millions of dollars」），在此处作为后置修饰语，修饰前面的名词「packages」。
They uncovered ancient coins worth several thousand pounds.
他们发现了价值数千英镑的古代硬币。
EN： In the technology industry, especially in the context of senior roles and AI researchers, 'packages' (compensation packages) typically include base salary, equity/stock grants (RSUs), and performance bonuses rather than just standard cash pay.
中文： 在科技产业中，特别是针对高阶职位或 AI 研究人员时，“packages”（薪酬方案/待遇组合）通常不仅指基本底薪，还包含股权、限制性股票（RSU）以及各类绩效奖金。
EN： The present perfect tense ('has become') is formed with 'have/has' + past participle. It indicates an action or change that occurred in the past and has direct relevance or results in the present.
中文： 现在完成式（has become）由“have/has + 过去分词”构成，表示过去发生的动作或变化对现在仍有直接的影响或延续的结果。
The city has become a major hub for tech startups over the last decade.
这座城市在过去十年间已成为科技新创的重要枢纽。
EN： The phrase 'such as' is a prepositional phrase used to introduce specific examples of a general category mentioned earlier (here, 'universities').
中文： 短语“such as”为介词短语，意为“例如、像是”，用于举出前述概括名词（此处为“universities”）的具体范例。
She enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and rock climbing.
她喜欢户外活动，例如健行和攀岩。
EN： Cambridge (University of Cambridge) is part of the UK's 'Golden Triangle' of leading research universities (along with Oxford and London universities). Its world-renowned computer science and AI labs make it a major talent pipeline for global tech firms setting up offices in London.
中文： 剑桥大学（Cambridge）与牛津大学以及伦敦的高校共同构成英国顶尖研究型大学的“金三角名校”。其世界知名的计算机科学与人工智能实验室，是国际科技巨头在伦敦设立分支时最核心的人才来源之一。
EN： A non-defining relative clause (set off by commas) provides extra, non-essential information about the noun it follows. Here, 'which is the company behind ChatGPT' adds background information about 'OpenAI'. Even if removed, the main clause remains grammatically complete.
中文： 非限制性定语从句（Non-defining relative clause）通常用逗号隔开，用来对前面的先行词提供补充说明而非必要限制。句中“which is the company behind ChatGPT”补充说明“OpenAI”的背景；即使删除该从句，主句意思依然完整。
Google, which is owned by Alphabet, announced a new AI feature yesterday.
由 Alphabet 拥有的谷歌昨天发布了一项新的 AI 功能。
EN： The verb 'decline' is followed by a to-infinitive ('to comment') to mean politely refusing to do something. Furthermore, 'comment' typically pairs with the preposition 'on' to indicate the topic being discussed ('comment on sth').
中文： 动词“decline”后面接不定式（to-infinitive，即“to + 动词原形”），表示婉拒做某事（decline to do sth）。此外，“comment”通常与介词“on”连用，表示“对某事发表评论”（comment on sth）。
The spokesperson declined to answer questions about the merger.
发言人拒绝回答有关合并案的问题。
EN： In journalism and corporate communications, the phrase 'declined to comment' is standard media terminology used when a company or individual officially refuses to give a statement or answer questions regarding a news report.
中文： 在新闻报道与企业公关中，「declined to comment」（拒绝发表评论）是极为标准的正式用语。当企业或公众人物对记者的查证或新闻事件选择不予置评时，媒体通常会使用此短语客观记录对方的回应态度。
重要单词附有 IPA 发音、定义、例句和互动式测验。
在本文中： 平均；平均數
在本文中： 財務的；金融的
在本文中： 股票；股份
在本文中： 典型的；一般的
在本文中： 先進的；高階的
在本文中： 競爭
在本文中： 競爭對手的
在本文中： 有才華的；有天賦的
在本文中： 婉拒；拒絕
片语包含类型标示、双语定义、用法说明和例句。
An employee who works the standard number of hours per week set by their employer or country.
全职员工
To refuse to give an official response or statement on a particular topic.
不予置评；拒绝评论
Responsible for creating, managing, or supporting a specific product or project.
……背后的推手；开发/支持……的