Do you use work as a substitute?

还是把工作视为一种替代品？

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It may be because they need to earn more money to pay down their debt from their high-octane lifestyle, or just don't want to be at home and use work as a substitute.

也许是因为他们需要更多的钱来为他们大手大脚的生活方式买单，或者仅仅因为他们不想回家，只不过用工作来打发时间。

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We eat as a substitute for doing the sometimes frightening and difficult work of facing our feelings and taking risks.

我们利用吃来代替面对我们偶尔吓人的，工作困难的感觉以及所冒的险。

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His wife has gone back to work as a substitute teacher.

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