全球旅行陷入停頓
Airbnb has laid off 1,900 workers, or around a quarter of its global workforce, as its business has been “hit hard” by the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s revenue this year is likely to be less than half of what it earned in 2019.
Airbnb最近裁員1,900人，占全球員工的四分之一，原因是新冠病毒大流行重創業績，今年營收很可能只有去年的一半。
lay off 解雇=dismisslay-laid-laidput sb. on unpaid leave 放無薪假revenue(n.)營收income(n.)(個人、家庭)收入;所得income tax所得稅
“We are collectively living through the most harrowing crisis of our lifetime, and as it began to unfold, global travel came to a standstill,” company CEO Brian Chesky told employees in an internal letter. “Airbnb’s business has been hit hard.”
Airbnb執行長切斯基在公司內部信函中告訴員工：「我們正集體度過一生中最痛苦的危機，而隨著危機的開始，全球旅行陷入停頓。」「Airbnb的生意受到重創。」
harrowing(adj.)折磨人的、令人痛苦的=distressingunfold(v.)展開;攤開;(故事或事件)發展come to a standstill=grind to a halt or standstill(慢慢)停擺
The company had already taken steps to combat the situation, such as raising $2 billion in the last month through debt financing, but the CEO said the company needs to take additional steps because it is still uncertain when global travel will resume.
Airbnb已經採取了一些措施應對旅遊業的蕭條，例如在上個月通過債務融資籌集了20億美元，但執行長表示，公司需要採取更多措施，因為目前尚不確定全球旅行何時能恢復。
raise(v.)募款;籌募(資金)debt financing債務融資additional(adj.)額外的
He added that Airbnb will need to reduce costs and position itself for a travel market that will “look different” after the pandemic.
他補充說，Airbnb將需要降低成本，並做好市場定位，好為疫情後「截然不同的」旅遊市場做好準備。
“People will want options that are closer to home, safer and more affordable,” Chesky wrote. “This means that we will need to reduce our investment in activities that do not directly support the core of our host community.”
切斯基寫道：「人們將需要離家更近、更安全、更實惠的選擇。這意味著，我們將需要減少不直接支持房東核心業務的活動。」
core(n.)核心
Chesky said, as a result, Airbnb is planning on halting its efforts in transportation services and Airbnb Studios, a venture to produce streaming travel videos. The company will also scale back investments in Airbnb Luxe, its luxury rental service.
切斯基說，因此，Airbnb計畫擱置運輸部門和Airbnb Studios的業務（Airbnb Studios為製作串流旅遊影片的部門），也將縮編經營奢華房源的Airbnb Luxe。
venture(n.)投資事業scale back or scale down縮減;縮小downsize裁員;(使)(公司或組織)瘦身
Laid off US employees will receive 14 weeks of base pay, plus an additional week for every year of service to Airbnb. That means a worker who had been employed at Airbnb for three years will receive 17 weeks of severance pay.
被解僱的美國員工將獲得相當於14週薪資的遣散費，年資每多一年將能再多領一週，這代表若某員工在Airbnb任職3年，將獲得17週的遣散費。
lay-laid-laidbase pay基本工資severance (pay) 資遣費;遣散費sever diplomatic relations with~和…斷絕外交關係
In addition, US workers will also receive 12 months of healthcare coverage.
此外，Airbnb將持續為美國員工支付12個月的健康保險費。
coverage(n.)保險(範圍)=insurance
For Airbnb, the mass job cuts are the latest challenge in 2020 as the entire travel industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
隨著新冠病毒大流行重挫全球旅遊業，這波大規模裁員是Airbnb在2020年面臨的最新挑戰。
devastate(v.)摧毀、毀滅=destroy=ravage
Last month, the company told its employees that it would pump the brakes on new hires and freeze its marketing spending. Airbnb also said it did not expect to give out bonuses for this year.
上個月，Airbnb才告訴員工，將暫停招募新員工，並凍結行銷支出，還表示預期今年不會發放紅利。
pump or put the brakes on sth. 踩煞車;暫停freeze(v.)凍結freeze new hires人事凍結