他靠写作谋生。

He depended on his writing for his income.

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但流亡生活一定是艰难的，总是漂泊不定，这是“靠写作谋生”的作家的生活常态。

But his life in exile must have been trying, always on the move, the model of the 'engaged' writer.

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历史上第一次出现：能靠为公众写作谋生。

For the first time ever, it was possible to earn a living writing for the public.

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