福克斯新闻 讲西班牙语父母对底特律公立学校裁员感到愤怒

Some job cuts at Detroit public schools has a group of parents especially frustrated…

The Spanish speaking parent upset about the layoffs¹ of the bilingual secretaries they depend on to communicate with school administrators…As one parent puts it…

“I speak very little English, so please we really need help.”

Those jobs at six predominantly Hispanic Southwest Detroit schools going away December 18…

Thought to be part of the governor’s plan to restructure schools to get out of debt².

底特律公立学校的裁员举措使得一些学生的父母尤其感到为难…

这位讲西班牙语的家长对校方将能够进行双语沟通的秘书裁员一事感到生气…正如一位家长所说…

“我基本上不会讲英语,所以请帮帮我们，我们真的需要帮助。”

6所以拉美裔为主的西南底特律学校中将在12月18日进行裁员…

人们认为此举是州长将学校进行重组以摆脱债务危机计划的一部分。

1 layoffs   

临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动

参考例句：

• Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
• Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

2 debt   

n.债务，义务，负债状态，罪，过失

参考例句：

• The man was pressed to pay off his debt.那人被逼还债。
• The firm had to charge off the debt as hopeless.公司只得把那笔没希望要回的债务注销。