在提到希望得到的待遇時，可用類似的句子：
i‘d prefer not to set a salary, but since you ask, i consider 6,500 a month to be satisfactory.
it‘s hard for me to say what my salary should be set at, but if pressed i would have to ask for a month as an initial salary.
i don‘t feel that i should set my own salary, as i am happy enough to have the privilege of working for you. however, i would consider a month satisfactory compensation for my apprenticeship.
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as for salary, i do not know what to say. would $4,500 a month be too much?
do you think i would be asking too much if i said 5,000 dollars a month?
you know what my services are worth better than i do. all i want is a living wage.