The boss just isn't convinced that his work attitude warranted it.

老板就是觉得他的工作态度让她没法给他加薪。

Let's talk about work attitude. What kind of attitude is merit in the work environment?

我们来谈谈工作态度。在这个工作环境中，什么样的态度才是优点？

But she left her 'working' attitude and curled like a school-girl in the bow of the canoe, her elbows resting on her paddle which she had flung across the gunwales.

但她放弃了“工作”的态度，像个女学生一样蜷缩在独木舟的船头，手肘搁在她扔过舷缘的船桨上。