标题: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.”

知识点：overall n. adj. & adv.

a loose-fitting garment worn over other clothes to protect them [常复数] 工装裤；罩衫

He always wears overalls when he does the gardening.他做园艺工作时总是穿着工装裤。

taking everything into consideration; comprehensive全面的；综合的；总体的

We need an overall plan for this project.我们需要一个针对这个项目的全面计划。

taking everything into account; in general全部；总计；总体上

Overall, the performance was excellent.总体上，表演非常出色

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