Plants get left behind when people quit, get laid off, and so on and many times coworkers just toss them out.

当人们辞职、被解雇，或是以其他方式离开的时候，往往不会带走那些植物。很多时候同事只是把它们一扔了事。

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The year is 1920 and Albert Gore has just finished eighth grade, an age when many farm children quit their formal schooling.

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She started selling so many sweaters, tops, dresses and shoes that she decided to quit her job as a nurse and just sell on Poshmark.

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