Why were managers refusing even to rehire the temporary workers they had let go?是什么意思？

Why were managers refusing even to rehire the temporary workers they had let go?

为什么企业经理们连他们原先解雇的临时工也不愿重新聘用?

why

adv. （用于问句）为什么，为何，（反问，表示不必）何必，（说明理由）为什么；int. 呵唷，哎呀，嗨；n. 理由，原因，说明，难解的问题；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

managers

n. 经理，管理人( manager的名词复数 )，以某种方式管理人、家庭、钱财等的人；

例句
Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs...
其他行业只得精简管理人员以减少行政开支。

refusing

v. 拒绝，回绝( refuse的现在分词 )，推却，回绝，拒绝给（所需之物）；

例句
They were anything but friendly off-camera, refusing even to take the same lift.
在银幕外,他们彼此一点也不友好,甚至不愿同乘一部电梯。

even

adv. 甚至，更加， 即使，恰巧在…时候；adj. 公平的，平坦的， 偶数的，平均的；vt. 使平坦，使相等；vi. 变平，成为相等；

例句
In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
他晚年变得愈加健忘了。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

rehire

vt.& n. 重新雇用，二次雇用；

例句
We have asked that they rehire the people that were fired and that they make restitution to them.
我们已经要求他们重新雇用那些被开除的人，并对他们进行补偿。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

temporary

adj. 临时的，暂时的，短暂的；n. 临时工，临时雇员；

例句
The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people...
政府将给多达3,000人提供临时住处。

workers

n. 员工( worker的名词复数 )，工作的人，工蜂，努力工作的人；

例句
Amnesty workers have been barred from Sri Lanka since 1982...
从1982年起，大赦国际的工作人员就被禁止进入斯里兰卡。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

let

允许，任由，让，随，假设，出租；

例句
'And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor.'
“下面，闲话少说，让我来介绍一下我们的赞助人。”

go

vi. 走，离开，去做，进

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。