Much to our collective shock, one Wednesday morning our parent company announced it was shutting down the magazine, and by Friday we no longer had jobs.

一个周三的早上我们得到了一个令人震惊的消息，总公司决定停掉杂志，这也就是说，周五之后，我们就失业了。

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Months wore on, maybe even years. Much to our collective shock, one Wednesday morning our parent company announced it was shutting down the magazine, and by Friday we no longer had jobs.

数月之后，也许是数年之后，令大家大为吃惊的是，一个周三早上，我们的母公司宣布关闭报社，到周五时我们就全失业了。

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In a system of collective bargaining, the workers as a group negotiate with the managers of the company.

在劳资集体谈判制度下，工人作为一个团体同公司经理进行谈判。

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