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Sick in the City
在城市生病
He was 58. He lost his job. A friend offered him a job in Miami. He found a nice apartment in Miami. He loved his new job. He loved Miami. Life was good. Then his friend's company went bankrupt. Life wasn't so good. He looked for work. But everyone was looking for work. There were plenty of workers. But there wasn't plenty of work. He was almost broke. He started coughing up blood. He went to a doctor. "You have lung cancer," the doctor said. "You need treatment." He told the doctor he was almost broke. He had no money for treatment, rent, or even food. The doctor said the government would pay for his treatment. The government would find him an apartment. The government would give him food stamps. Why have I worked so hard all my life, he wondered. I should have gone broke 30 years ago.
他58歲了。他失業了。有位朋友為他提供了一個在邁阿密工作的機會。他在邁阿密找到了不錯的公寓。他喜歡自己的新工作。他愛邁阿密。生活很美好。之后，他朋友的公司倒閉了。生活并不容易。他開始找工作。所有人都在找工作。求職的人很多。但是工作機會并不多。他快要身無分文了。他開始咳血。他去看了醫生。醫生說：“你患有肺癌，你需要治療?！彼麑︶t生說他快要身無分文了。他沒錢治療，沒錢租房，甚至沒錢吃飯。醫生說政府會為他的治療買單。政府會為他找到住處。政府會給予他糧票。他想，我為什么還要這么努力工作。我應該在30年前就破產。
