他们曾抱着发大财的美梦而来，可面对的却是残酷的现实。 在现实面前，他们不得不设法在那个繁荣已成历史的地方苟延残喘。

The giddiness of their expectations was now offset by brutal reality, and most of them were facing the fact that they would spend their lives in a postboom economy.

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设备非常昂贵，技能的培训很耗费时间，而且还会让外科医生放弃花费多年获得的技能，此外，新的外科技术在面对治疗失误的诉讼面前具有很小的说服力。

The equipment is expensive, training is time-consuming and involves ditching some skills surgeons have worked hard to attain, and new surgical techniques are more vulnerable to malpractice lawsuits.

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比方说，一个人面对陌生人就可能是个普通青年，在亲密的朋友面前会有点肆无忌惮，而一个人独处时又会多愁善感。

For instance, a person might be ordinary when facing strangers, outgoing among close friends and sentimental when alone.

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