He was unable to hold down a job after his breakdown.

他精神崩溃以后就没能保住工作。

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In America the rise of PhD teachers' unions reflects the breakdown of an implicit contract between universities and PhD students: crummy pay now for a good academic job later.

在美国，博士生实习教师联盟的出现结束了之前大学与博士生群体之间不清晰的责任关系，自那以后工资就丰厚多了。

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Even as the breakdown of the traditional family structure makes it harder for women to rely on family members for help, the perception still is its a womans job to take care of the elderly parents.

虽然传统家庭结构的崩溃让女性更难以依靠家庭成员的帮助，但普遍的想法仍然是照顾年迈父母是女人的事情。

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Mr Mosey, a minister, had a breakdown and lost his job.

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Some scholars, such as Harvard's William Julius Wilson, place part of the blame for family breakdown on the poor job prospects for unskilled men, which make them less attractive to keep around as husbands and fathers.

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The star spent much of the last 12 months trying to rehabilitate his image after losing his job on Two and a Half Men because of an epic breakdown.

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