John gets off work at six PM.

约翰晚上六点下班。

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Now he'll arrive home at 3:30 p.m., a few hours before Mary even gets off work.

而现在他每天下午3：30就到家，比玛丽下班要早一些。

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When she gets off work she goes straight back home-she doesn't bother with the after-hours thing with the guys and the gals at the restaurant.

每当下班Cindi就会直接回家，不去和餐厅的姑娘们小伙子们业余打闹。

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Such is the conundrum faced by many eager job seekers today, as everyone shakes off the holidays and gets focused on work.

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Mr. Issa lives with distant, better-off relatives, does occasional electronics-repair work and gets a little money from an older brother, who after a 12-year job hunt, finally found work as an electrical engineer earlier this year.

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