的确，人们在贫困线上浮浮沉沉，也许是因为遇到意想不到的阻碍，比如失去工作，或是低报酬工作的时长不稳定。

Indeed, people tend to dip in and out of poverty, perhaps due to unexpected obstacles like losing a job, or when hours of a low-wage job fluctuate.

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也许，我们不得不停下来，因为没有足够的钱去迈出下一步，也或者我们害怕离开固有的安全保障，害怕因改变自己的事业而失去现有的稳定工作——对未知的一种恐惧。

Maybe they "stop" because there isn't enough money to take the next step, or they are afraid to leave the certain safety and security of their current job to change careers - the fear of the unknown.

youdao

我辞去了一份稳定的工作，因为我开始慢慢对它失去了兴趣，我想找一份我认为最适合自己的工作，即便这份工作的薪酬更低。

I left a stable position, which I started to lose interest in gradually to pursue a job that I thought was perfect for me, even though it paid much less.

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