Like so many aspiring actresses, she ended up waiting tables and temping in office jobs.

和众多曾经满怀抱负的女演员一样，她最终也只落得在餐厅端盘子、在办公室打临时工。

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Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables.

去年，我辞去了小镇记者的工作，去当了一名餐厅服务员。

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It's no secret that there's a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips.

当服务员要忍受的事情很多，这已经不是什么秘密了，而幸运的是当你把小费装进口袋，就可以轻易地忘记很多事情。

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The image here that comes to mind for me is one of these deposed kings who ends up waiting on tables to make a living in New York.

我此刻想到的一幅景象,便是一位被废黜的国王,沦落到要在纽约靠当侍应生谋生的结局。

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They do not consider less-skilled professions such as waiting tables as middle class.

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Waiting tables can be seen as a rite of passage job, something en route to something else or a non-job.

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Waiting tables, it implies, is more than you think it is.

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