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Sick in the City
在城市生病
He was 58. He lost his job. A friend offered him a job in Miami. He found a nice apartment in Miami. He loved his new job. He loved Miami. Life was good. Then his friend's company went bankrupt. Life wasn't so good. He looked for work. But everyone was looking for work. There were plenty of workers. But there wasn't plenty of work. He was almost broke. He started coughing up blood. He went to a doctor. "You have lung cancer," the doctor said. "You need treatment." He told the doctor he was almost broke. He had no money for treatment, rent, or even food. The doctor said the government would pay for his treatment. The government would find him an apartment. The government would give him food stamps. Why have I worked so hard all my life, he wondered. I should have gone broke 30 years ago.
他58岁了。他失业了。有位朋友为他提供了一个在迈阿密工作的机会。他在迈阿密找到了不错的公寓。他喜欢自己的新工作。他爱迈阿密。生活很美好。之后，他朋友的公司倒闭了。生活并不容易。他开始找工作。所有人都在找工作。求职的人很多。但是工作机会并不多。他快要身无分文了。他开始咳血。他去看了医生。医生说：“你患有肺癌，你需要治疗。”他对医生说他快要身无分文了。他没钱治疗，没钱租房，甚至没钱吃饭。医生说政府会为他的治疗买单。政府会为他找到住处。政府会给予他粮票。他想，我为什么还要这么努力工作。我应该在30年前就破产。
