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原文

The world is facing a staggering jobs challenge with a quarter of a billion people set to lose their jobs this year, the president of Microsoft has said.

Brad Smith says millions will need to learn new skills to get jobs, or even to hang on to their old one, as the digitisation of economies races ahead.

Microsoft recently announced a plan to deliver skills and training to 25 million people globally this year.

语言点

staggering adj. 令人震惊的

face … challenge: 面临……的挑战

be set to do sth. 有可能做某事

· 近义表达：be likely to do sth

hang on to: 保持，保住（keep sth.）

digitisation n. 数字化

race v. 快速发展

announce vt. 宣布

deliver vt. 履行，兑现，提供

· We don't promise what we can't deliver.

我们不会承诺做不到的事。

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