▲performance-related 的意思

performance-related 的字面意思是“与业绩相关的”，所以performance-related bonuses的就是“业绩奖”“绩效奖”之类的意思。另外注意，句首的 To sweeten the pill 是习语，其字面意思是“使药片变甜”“把苦药包上糖衣”，通常引申指“为使不容易接受的情况变得易于接受”“把讨厌的事变得较容易被接受”“降低某事物令人讨厌的程度”等。所以句子意思是是：

To sweeten the pill, the company will introduce a range of new performance-related bonuses.为了缓和情况（或为便于接受），公司将会推出一系列新的绩效奖。

▲更多“名词+related”类型的形容词

These were neighborhoods beset by drug-related violence. 这些是深受毒品暴力之害的地区。

Stress-related illness is now a fairly common occurrence. 与压力有关的疾病如今相当多见。

The doctor said he was suffering from fatigue and work-related stress. 医生说他在饱受疲劳与工作压力之苦。

Two oil-related accidents near Los Angeles have fouled the ocean and the skies there. 发生在洛杉矶附近的两起漏油事故已经污染了那里的海洋和天空。