Others discouraged him, but he kept working.

旁人虽劝阻他，他仍然继续下去。

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But he kept working, becoming the manager and secretary for the local Shriners, a group similar to the Freemasons, a position he held until he was 99.

但是他一直坚持工作，后来成为当地的圣地兄弟会(类似于共济会的一个组织)的经理兼秘书，在这个岗位上他工作到99岁。

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His company slashed the staff in 2008, but a kind boss kept Elmer working one night a week so he could keep his health insurance.

他的公司2008年裁员，但是好心的老板让他每周工作一个晚上，以便可以保证他的健康保险。

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But he kept working,faster and faster.

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The money pretty much dried up when an interstate highway bypassed the truck stop, but he kept working to make a go of it.

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