I could point at all those layoff statistics. Or I could frighten you by bringing up the specter of your job going overseas.(我可以指出所有那些裁員的數據。或者，我可以提出你去海外工作這一幽靈來嚇唬你。)

It's as if every worker in the city of Los Angeles received an unexpected layoff notice.(它就好像每個在洛杉磯的工人意外收到一份臨時解雇通知。)

I had been out of work (following a layoff) for about five months and this seemed like a great opportunity to move my career forward.(因為那時我下崗后已經有大約五個月沒有上班了。這份工作看上去是一個很好的機會，能讓我繼續向前推進自己的職業生涯。)

They are the first to get called on when there is a challenge, and the last to go if there is a layoff.(當挑戰來臨，他們總是第一個被公司召喚，而假如公司裁員，他們永遠是裁員名單上的最后一個。)

In the wake of handing out 3,000 layoff notices Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent an E-mail to staff.(在周二宣布3000人的裁員計劃之后，微軟CEO史蒂夫·鮑爾默給公司員工發了一封內部郵件。)

I could point at all those layoff statistics. Or I could frighten you by bringing up the spectre of your job going overseas.(我可以指著所有那些裁員的統計資料說話，也可以帶出工作機會出國去了這一幽靈來嚇唬你。)

The brutal truth of the mass layoff really shook everyone.(大批裁員的殘酷事實讓大家都很震驚。)

The bottom line is that you need to be aware of the possibility of a layoff.(底線是，你需要意識到有被解雇的可能性。)

Avoid the pitfalls of trying to do too much too soon when you get back in shape after a long layoff.(在長時間沒有沒有運動的情況下，恢復健康是要避免一次做得太多運動的陷阱。)

Many employees are forced to take unpaid days off in lieu of a pay cut or layoff.(許多員工被迫無薪休假，以替代減薪或解雇。)