夏说英语新闻晨读 第382期:HTC裁员

 本期内容：

Smartphone-maker HTC is to cut 1,500 jobs in Taiwan, about a quarter of its global workforce¹.
The job cuts are part of a "realignment of resources" across the organization, the company said in a statement.
The Taiwanese company has had a tough time competing with the likes of Apple and Samsung.

application: n. 应用程序
quarter: n. 四分之一；25美分；一刻钟
workforce: n. 员工队伍 (staff)
realignment: n. 重新调整
a tough/difficult time: 艰难时期

1 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。