全球裁員7000人
Toshiba Corp. is planning to cut around 7,000 jobs globally over the next five years, Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani announced at a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
東芝董事長兼執行長車谷暢昭週四在東京舉行新聞會宣布，東芝公司計劃在未來五年內全球裁員約7千人。
Toshiba said most of the cutbacks will come through “natural attrition”, but the company may offer its employees the opportunity to have an early retirement.
東芝表示，大部分的裁員將通過「自然減員」來實現，但可能會提供員工提前退休的機會。
cutback(n.)裁員;減少(開支等)attrition(n.) 自然減員
The announcement comes as Toshiba reveals its five-year plan to revamp its operations.
宣布裁員的同時，東芝也公布改善營運的五年計畫，
revamp(v.)修改、改進overhaul(v.)改造;改進;徹底改革
The technology conglomerate will withdraw from its nuclear power plant construction business in the UK and a liquefied natural gas operation in the US.
東芝將退出在英國的核電廠興建事業和美國的液化天然氣業務。
conglomerate(n.)企業集團withdraw from~撤出=pull out of~nuclear power plant 核能發電廠liquefied natural gas液態天然瓦斯(LNG)
The company has been restructuring its business since its US nuclear power subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co. filed for bankruptcy in 2017.
自美國核能子公司西屋電氣於2017年申請破產以來，東芝就一直在重整其業務，
restructure(v.)調整、改組、重建file for bankruptcy申請破產go bankrupt破產
Earlier this year, Toshiba sold its personal computer, television and chip businesses.
今年初，東芝才剛售出其個人電腦、電視和記憶體業務。
Early on Thursday, Toshiba reported financial results for the third quarter.
週四早些時候，東芝公佈了第三季的財報，
The company posted ¥1.08 trillion ($9.5 billion) in net profit, a sharp turnaround from a loss of just under ¥49.8 billion a year earlier.
淨利潤為1.08兆日元（95億美元），與去年同期498億日元的虧損相比大幅好轉，
net profit淨利sharp(adj.)急遽的=suddenturnaround(n.)(突然)好轉、改善、徹底的改變
However, industry analysts say the company needs a drastic reform of its organizational structure and its business operations in order to stay afloat.
然而，產業分析師表示，東芝需要對其組織架構和業務運營進行大刀闊斧的改革，才能經營下去。
drastic(adj.)徹底的、大幅度的afloat(adj.)免於經濟困難(或負債)的