1·The company is to lay off 1,520 workers as part of a restructuring.
作为改组的一部分，这家公司将解雇1520名工人。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·At a time when school districts are trying to get their budgets approved so they do not have to lay off teachers or cut programs, spending money on tablet computers may seem like an extravagance.
然而当学区正努力让他们的预算得以通过，从而不至于必须解雇教师或削减规划的时候，在平板电脑上花费金钱或许看起来太奢侈了。
3·Mr Obama proposes to increase the programme's flexibility. Benefits could be used to supplement wages at businesses that cut hours rather than lay off workers, for instance.
奥巴马还提议增加就业政策的灵活性，例如，对采取减少工时而不是解雇员工的企业，可将失业救济金用做员工的工资补助。
4·He announced this week that he would have to lay off several paid campaign staff and may consider accepting public funding, which comes with tight spending limits.
这星期他就宣布不得不解雇几个帮助竞选的职员，同时可能也会考虑接受有严格的使用限制公共资金。
5·So they had to lay off a third of the people.
所以公司不得不解雇三分之一的人。
1·Q-Cells of Germany announced last week that it would lay off 500 of its 2, 600 employees because of declining sales.
德国的Q - Cells公司上周宣布，由于销售额下降，它将在其2600名员工中裁员500人。
2·And Sony, the electronics equipment maker, will also lay off about 5, 000.
电子产品生产商索尼公司也将裁员大约5000人。
3·Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is preparing to lay off 10% of its 32,500 employees, according to people familiar with the matter.
据知情人士透露，高盛(Goldman Sachs Group)准备在其32,500名员工中裁员10%。
4·Look at banking: HSBC (HBC) will lay off 30, 000, Bank of America 3, 500 to 10, 000, UBS (UBS) 3, 500, ABN Amro 2, 350.
看看银行业的情况吧：汇丰银行（HSBC）将裁员30,000人，美国银行计划裁掉3,500-1,0000人，瑞银集团（UBS）裁3,500人，荷兰银行（ABN Amro）2,350人。
5·Michael Welch - I want to lay off the chips and try to lose something, it seems that I hide in my cheek candy.
迈克尔·韦尔奇-我要裁员的芯片，并尝试在失去的东西，似乎我藏在我的面颊软糖。