The rate of pay was built into her contract. 工資率已寫進了她的合同。
But his workers were outwitting him by keeping an eye on each other, making sure nobody picked too quickly, and thus collectively slowing down and cranking up the piece rate. 但工人們智勝一籌,他們相互盯著,以免有人摘得太快,這樣大家整體速度慢了下來,也就推高了工資率。