And it's--you might think, " "All right. The life of a waiter is not the worst thing in the world."

而这时，你可能会想，“好吧，侍应生的生活又不是这世上最坏的事情“

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The image here that comes to mind for me is one of these deposed kings who ends up waiting on tables to make a living in New York.

我此刻想到的一幅景象,便是一位被废黜的国王,沦落到要在纽约靠当侍应生谋生的结局。

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There is something especially insulting about having gone from king to waiter.

从国王变成侍应生,是特别屈辱的事。

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Life as a waiter, not so bad thinking about it in isolation.

侍应生的生活，单独考虑也没有那么糟糕。

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