According to sources familiar with the matter,American Apparel started to lay off staff on Mondaythis week after Canada's Gildan Activewear withdrewan initial plan to purchase some of the bankruptfashion retailer's manufacturing operations.
根据可靠消息，美国服饰（American Apparel）本周一开始了裁员，因为加拿大吉尔丹撤回了收购破产零售商制造品的计划。


Just last week, Gildan won the rights to American Apparel's brand with an $88 million bid.According to sources, many of the over 2,100 employees at the company's headquarters in LosAngeles and nearly 1,000 employees at a manufacturing facility now stand to lose their jobs. InNovember 2016, American Apparel filed for a second time for bankruptcy protection withabout $177 million in debt after the failure of a comeback plan.
上周，吉尔丹以8800万美元的投标赢得了美国服饰的品牌权。有消息称，现在洛杉矶总部2100多名员工中的多数以及制造厂中将近1000名的员工面临失业。2016年11月，美国服饰在回归计划失败以后，第二次申请了破产保护，欠债1.77亿美元。
1.familiar with 熟悉，了解
例句：If everyone is familiar with data binding, thenwhy bother with any definition and concept at all?
既然每个人都熟悉数据绑定，何必再为什么定义和概念烦扰呢？
2.lay off 解雇，停止，休息
例句：I know why I should lay off.
我知道为什么我该戒掉。
3.in debt 欠债，负债，欠情
例句：Gambling laid him in debt.
赌博使他负了债。
4.stand to lose 一定输，一定失利
例句：I could be called anything because I stand to lose nothing.
我可以被称为任何一件事物，因为，我没有任何损失。