The union made significant concessions to help an airline with its financial difficulties, but it proved to be in vain.
该工会为帮助某航空公司渡过难关而做出了重大牺牲，但最终徒劳无功。
| Expression | 他说他的工会——运输工会504分会——历年来在合约上做了“极大的让步”以协助泛美［航空公司］纾解财务困难。“结果全然没用，”他哀伤地说。 |
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| Meaning | He said his union, Local504 of the Transport Workers Union, made""massive contract givebacks"" over the years to help Pan Am with its financial troubles.""It was all to no avail, "" he lamented. |
| Reading | tā shuō tā de gōnghuì yùnshū gōnghuì fēnhuì lìnián lái zài héyuē shàng zuò le jídà de ràngbù yǐ xiézhù fàn měi hángkōnggōngsī shūjiě cáiwù kùnnan jiéguǒ quánrán méiyòng tā āishāngde shuō |
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