As a result they have started to fire or idle workers.

因此，公司必须解雇员工，或使员工处于闲置状态。

The standoff over health care has resulted in a now two-day-old partial government shutdown that’s idled 800,000 federal workers and closed national parks, museums and monuments.

围绕医疗保健的僵局导致政府部分停摆已持续两天，这导致 80 万联邦工作人员无所事事，并关闭了国家公园、博物馆和纪念碑。