He had met his old lady when he was a house painter and she was a waitress.

他认识他老婆的时候还是个油漆工，而她是个女服务员。

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A few months later, Khanh is working as a house painter and has found the energy to renovate the family's apartment.

几个月后，阮国卿成为了一名油漆工，把自己家中重新粉刷了一遍。

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The 46-year-old handyman and house painter, who lives outside of Baltimore, had had hepatitis C, which causes liver damage, for several years.

他今年46岁，是个勤杂工和粉刷匠，居住在巴尔的摩市郊，由于身患丙型肝炎数年，肝脏受到损伤。

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Prosecutors said Vega was hired in March 2011 to work as a house painter at the Schulhof Estate in Kings Point, N.

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The entire family was at risk, according to Rimsha's father - a slight man with a hunted look, who used to earn his living as a house painter.

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Attorney Timothy Parlatore, who is representing Joselito "Danny" Vega, a house painter accused of stealing artwork from a Long Island home, only learned that his client was appearing after a friend sent him a promotional video this week.

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