In other words, for the average wage earner to make a million dollars, he or she would have to work 40 hours a week for approximately 21 years.

换句话说，一般人要是想赚100万美元，他或她就得每周工作40个小时，这样连续干大约21年。

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Her father thought what Mr. Dupont was just an average village man who couldn't be a good wage earner, while Mr. Dupont's father thought the girl must be spoiled.

当初双方家庭都反对他们的结合，女方的父亲认为杜邦干的活没什么大出息，而杜邦的父亲则认为富家女肯定是一身娇气。

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The bottom line here is that our standard of living is sinking like a stone and the income gap from top to bottom is at a all time high and the percentage of rate vs. actual dollars in revenues paid is far in favor of the higher income brackets than the average wage earner.

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