Digging that clay soil is back-breaking work.

挖那粘土是一件艰苦繁重的工作。

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Meanwhile Rhoda's mother is doing back-breaking work on her husband's cabin.

与此同时，罗达的母亲一直在腰酸背痛地忙着建造丈夫的小木屋。

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While his income from mining would sometimes dwarf what he makes now, he enjoys not going through the back-breaking work and long periods without income.

虽然当时偶尔会有大笔赚钱，让如今的工资收入相形见拙的时候，但他依然很享受现在这份不必忍受弯腰之苦，并且不会长时间没有收入的工作。

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Simbo says the guarantee of a daily profit makes the back-breaking work worthwhile.

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Finally,after six years of back-breaking labor, the two work teams met in northern Utah.

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Cane-cutting is back-breaking work, and every year some people die during the harvest.

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Meanwhile Rhoda's mother is doing back-breaking work on her husband's cabin.

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