As rural factories lay off workers, people drift toward the cities.

随着乡镇企业裁员，人们陆续移向城市。

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So they had to lay off a third of the people.

所以公司不得不解雇三分之一的人。

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The recession creates new problems: leases don't expire just because you lay people off.

此次的衰退也带来了新问题：就算你裁员，租令期限也不会到期。

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They had to lay off people, individuals.

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