1. We did not dismiss these people; rather, we converted them to securities sales people and some of these are now our leading sales people.
    但我们并没有解雇他们；相反，我们将他们转为证券销售人员，其中有些如今成了这方面的骨干。

2. The servant´s mistress was horrified and threatened to dismiss the girl at once.
    那个仆人的女主人受到了惊吓并威胁说要立即把那个姑娘打发走。