英语听力 | 微软公司计划再裁员数千人！

微软正准备裁员数千人，作为其持续削减成本重组的一部分，因为该公司继续在人工智能上投入巨资。

If confirmed, the layoffs could be announced in early July after the company's fourth quarter and fiscal year end on June 30, 2025.

如果得到证实，裁员可能会在2025年6月30日公司第四季度和财政年度结束后的7月初宣布。

Sales teams could be the worst affected, but the redundancies could span other departments as Microsoft looks to reduce employment - related expenses.

销售团队可能受到的影响最为严重，但随着微软寻求减少与雇佣相关的费用，裁员可能会波及其他部门。

In May 2025, it cut 6,000 of its workers, equating to around 3% of its roughly 228,000 headcount, in an effort to reduce inefficiencies by removing middle management tiers.

2025年5月，该公司裁减了6000名员工，约占其约22.8万名员工的3%，旨在通过取消中层管理层来降低效率低下。

Despite widespread job losses, Microsoft continues to perform well financially. Last quarter, it reported a 13% increase in revenue to $70.1 billion. It currently holds the title of the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $3.569 trillion.

尽管失业现象普遍存在，但微软在财务上仍表现良好。上个季度，该公司报告收入增长13%，达到701亿美元。它目前拥有世界上最有价值公司的称号，市值为3.569万亿美元。