This seems to me a perfectly good way of ending ones career: doing redeeming manual work almost as a hobby, subsidised by savings from fatter times.

在我看来，这似乎是结束工作生涯的完美方式：做些补偿性的体力工作，几乎把它当作一种爱好，用早些年收入更丰厚时攒下的积蓄补贴家用。

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Focus on the redeeming features of your job. Perhaps the work is exciting or the pay is good, or you like your co-workers.

关注于工作中的补偿。也许工作令人兴奋、薪水很好、或你喜欢自己的同事们。

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