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员的数据。或者，我可以提出你去海外工作这一幽灵来吓唬你。)
It's as if every worker in the city of Los Angeles received an unexpected layoff notice.(它就好像每个在洛杉矶的工人意外收到一份临时解雇通知。)
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.(因为那时我下岗后已经有大约五个月没有上班了。这份工作看上去是一个很好的机会，能让我继续向前推进自己的职业生涯。)
They are the first to get called on when there is a challenge, and the last to go if there is a layoff.(当挑战来临，他们总是第一个被公司召唤，而假如公司裁员，他们永远是裁员名单上的最后一个。)
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人的裁员计划之后，微软CEO史蒂夫·鲍尔默给公司员工发了一封内部邮件。)
I could point at all those layoff statistics. Or I could frighten you by bringing up the spectre of your job going overseas.(我可以指着所有那些裁员的统计资料说话，也可以带出工作机会出国去了这一幽灵来吓唬你。)
The brutal truth of the mass layoff really shook everyone.(大批裁员的残酷事实让大家都很震惊。)
The bottom line is that you need to be aware of the possibility of a layoff.(底线是，你需要意识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.(在长时间没有没有运动的情况下，恢复健康是要避免一次做得太多运动的陷阱。)
Many employees are forced to take unpaid days off in lieu of a pay cut or layoff.(许多员工被迫无薪休假，以替代减薪或解雇。)
