福克斯新闻 雅虎拟裁员约1700人 占员工总数15%

As part of a new strategic plan, Yahoo is laying off about 1,700 employees or 15% of its workforce¹.

Also planning to shed some of its under-performing products aimed at reducing operating expenses and improving growth.

CEO Marissa Mayer under pressure after more than three years at the helm says focusing on core strengths will lead to better execution and clearer value to shareholders², advertisers, and users.

This as Yahoo reported a fourth quarter loss of more than $4.4-billion after a profit for the same period the year before.

作为新战略计划的重要一环,雅虎拟裁员大约1700人，占员工总数的15%。

这项计划中雅虎也将砍掉自身一些表现不佳的产品，旨在降低运营费用,实现拟定的复兴。

执掌雅虎3年面临这样压力的雅虎首席执行官玛丽莎·梅耶尔表示专注核心优势将带来更好的执行力并且为股东，广告客户及用户创造更为明确的价值。

雅虎第4季度净亏损为 44 亿度美元,不及上年同期的净利润。

1 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

2 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任