1. As a result, town-forming enterprises began laying off or furloughing workers, and salaries were cut, delayed, or unpaid for months. 这种情况下,许多建城企业开始裁员或让员工休假,连续几个月下调、推迟甚至停发工资。
2. Allegheny Technologies, a speciality metals producer, is running its plants only half the time and furloughing its staff for the rest of the month. 特种金属生产商阿勒格尼技术公司的工厂,每月仅有一半时间开工,余下的时间内员工都被暂时解雇。