支付高昂生活花費
Support staff at the Los Angeles Unified School District in California are set to receive raises following a three-day strike that ended on March 23.
在3月23日結束為期三天的罷工後，加州洛杉磯聯合校區職員將獲得加薪。
The agreement between the workers and the school district will give at least a 30% raise to some of the lowest-paid workers in the schools, including bus drivers, food service workers and teaching assistants.
職工與學區達成協議，將為校內工資最低的職員加薪至少三成，這些職員包括巴士司機、學生餐廳員工和教學助理在內。
agreement(n.)共識、協議
With the help of a local workers’ union, the support staff won a deal that is expected to raise the minimum wage from around $15 to $22.52 per hour.
在當地工會的幫助下，學校職員成功爭取將基本時薪從每小時約15美元提高至22.52美元。
minimum(adj.)(n.)最低限度(的)maximum(adj.)(n.)最大限度(的)wage(n.)工資salary(n.)薪水income(n.)收入
Additionally, all workers will be given another $2 per hour in wages starting from July 1, 2024.
此外，自2024年7月1日起，所有職員每小時將額外獲得2美元。
Individual workers are also set to receive extra payments based on the amount of time they have worked for the schools.
個別職員亦將根據工時獲得額外報酬。
based on根據、依據
For many employees, these expected changes will make it easier for them to pay for necessities like rent and groceries.
對許多員工來說，工資調漲將讓他們得以支付房租與食品雜貨等必需開銷。
employee(n.)員工=workeremployer(n.)雇主make it easier for sb. to do sth.讓某人能更輕易地做某事necessity(n.)必需(品)necessary(adj.)必要的
Although some people have noted that the deal is not fair to the school district, the workers view it as a huge victory.
儘管有人指出這項協議對學區不公平，但職員都認為這是一大勝利。
view sth. as將～視為=see sth. as=consider sth. (to be)victory(n.)勝利、成功moral victory精神勝利Pyrrhic victory以極大代價換取的勝利、得不償失的勝利
Given the very high cost of living in Los Angeles, the expected raises will go a long way towards improving each worker’s quality of life by providing them with better wages.
由於洛杉磯的生活花費非常高，加薪將有助於職員賺取更高的工資，改善生活品質。
given=considering考量到、鑑於go a long way towards…對~很有幫助