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。

Lay off me will you—it's nothing to do with me.

别找我好不好—这事与我无关。

I think you'd better lay off fatty foods for a while.

我认为你最好暂时别吃高脂食物。

Then a voice bawled: "Lay off! I'll kill you, you little rascal!"

然后一个声音大叫道：“停下！我要杀了你！你这个小捣蛋鬼！”

As rural factories lay off workers, people drift toward the cities.

随着乡镇企业裁员，人们陆续移向城市。

Oh Aurora, lay off the Patron.

哦，黎明之神，请将守护神解雇了吧！

I know why I should lay off.

我知道为什么我该戒掉。

She resolved to lay off smoking.

她下定了决心戒烟。

The agency has had to lay off a dozen staff.

这家机构不得不解雇了12名员工。

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。

The factory is going to lay off many workers.

工厂准备解雇很多工人。

That means they are less likely to lay off workers.

也就是说，这些小企业解雇员工的可能性减少了。

The worst part was having to lay off half the staff.

最糟糕的是，我还不得不解雇我的半数员工。

Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do!

别再讲了！我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！

Alright, lay off the gossip and go back to work.

好了，别再讲闲话，干活吧。

He may also have to promise to lay off the Mahdi Army.

他可能还得要保证遣散马赫迪军。

Meanwhile, “Lay off my wife,” he pleaded. “Target me.”

同时，他还恳求道：“别再攻击我夫人，向我开炮吧。”

Private firms are starting to lay off staff and cut pay.

私有公司正在开始裁减雇员和削减成本。

It is still difficult and expensive to lay off "regular" workers.

但解雇正式员工仍然非常困难和昂贵。

Right. Got it. I could stand to lay off the fast food anyway.

恩，有办法了。不管怎样我可以不去吃快餐。

When times are hard, American firms find it easy to lay off workers.

当日子艰难的时候，美国公司发现自己可以轻易解聘员工。

Purified water drinkers can lay off the Aquafina and buy a water filter.

喝纯净水的人可以抛弃百事公司的阿卡菲娜牌瓶装水，然后买一个水过滤器。

Worse, the recession forced him to cut costs sharply and lay off nearly 4,000.

更糟的是，经济衰退迫使SAP大幅消减成本，并且解雇了将近4千名员工。

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。

In the mid-1990s, many companies decided to lay off their middle managers.

上个世纪90年代中期，许多公司决定削减中层管理者人数。

Worse, the recession forced him to cut costs sharply and lay off nearly 4, 000.

更糟的是，经济衰退迫使SAP大幅消减成本，并且解雇了将近4千名员工。

I hate to be caught in this Hobson's choice: work without salary or lay off.

我讨厌陷入霍布森设置的选择：不是白干，就是下岗。【正译】我讨厌这种没有选择的选择：不是白干，就是下岗。

The company will lay off 1, 500 workers in coming months at three assembly plants.

通用汽车未来数月将在三家组装厂裁员1,500人。

America's more flexible jobs market makes it far easier and cheaper to lay off workers.

美国拥有更具弹性的劳动力市场，这使得解聘工人更容易，费用也更低。