[摘要]
英：

　　It’s quite common practice for Western businesses to lay off employees during times of economic upheaval, company reorganization / restructuring, and downsizing. There is no great stigma a...

英：

　　It’s quite common practice for Western businesses to lay off employees during times of economic upheaval, company reorganization / restructuring, and downsizing. There is no great stigma associated with being laid off. When employees are laid off,
they are usually given a package to ease the pain of being severed from the company.

　　中：

　　在西方商界，每逢经济动荡、公司重组或缩减规模时，就会裁员。所以下岗并不是件可耻的事情。员工下岗时通常会得到一笔补偿金以安抚他们被迫离开公司的痛苦心情。