Alas, given that the top person has to justify his increasingly large salary, and given that his underlings have had an increasing amount of work put on their shoulders, I think the position may remain vacant for some time to come.

• 唉，既然首脑们必须证明自己越来越高的薪水是合理的，既然他的下属肩上挑起了越来越多的工作，看来这个位子还得空上一段时间。