About 20 Chinatown garment workers— who said their boss abruptly closed up shop, leaving them high and dry at Christmas— yesterday demanded $40,000 in back pay. 大約20名唐人街制衣工人——他們說老板突然關閉工廠，令他們在圣誕節一籌莫展——昨天要求付給他們40000元欠薪。
The boss docked the worker\\\'s pay10 dollars. 老板從那工人的工資中扣去10美元。
He had the brass to ask his boss for a 20% pay rise. 他厚著臉皮要求老板給他增加20%25的工資。
The boss struck off 100 dollars from the salary of the employee as fine. 老板從這個雇員的工資里扣除100美元作為罰款。