It pays laid off workers up to half of their previous wages while they look for work.

失业的人们在找工作期间可以领取相当于原来一半工资的失业保险金。

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Have your diaper bag packed, your work stuff ready, and clothes for both of you laid out in advance.

把你的尿布包收拾好，你的工作需要的东西也就绪，你们俩的衣物也提前拿出来。

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Four years' college life laid a solid foundation for his work.

四年的大学生活为他的工作打下了坚实的基础。

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but seven months ago she was laid off. Now every morning she arrives to the job center at 7:00 to try to find new work.

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In the Czech Republic, the president said he laid out a strategy to work with Russia and other nations to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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Vanani says that nearly 50 percent of the work force has been laid off.

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The secretary has laid the ground work for major changes in how the Navy will operate in the future.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Cruising for a bruising?

Treviso demonstrated from the off that they intended to play with pace and width but from the first scrum Leicester began to butcher the home pack and their forward power laid the ground work for the victory.

BBC: Treviso 16-60 Leicester

Many people also likely started businesses in 2010 because they got laid off or their work hours or pay got scaled back.

WSJ: Rise in Start-Ups Draws Doubters