His biographies of James Watt, Richard Arkwright and Josiah Wedgwood were held up as beacons to guide the working man through his difficult life.

他写的关于詹姆斯·瓦特、理查德·阿克赖特和约西亚·韦奇伍德的传记被奉为是指引工人们度过艰难生活的灯塔。

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The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping”, would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.

一般的工人会在周五晚上领工资，然后，人们普遍认为，在给了他的妻子“家用”之后，就会出去把剩下的钱花在啤酒和赌博上。

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Fish was a major source of protein for the working man.

鱼曾是劳动者获取蛋白质的主要来源。

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"This labor not only takes lower wages,but accepts a standard of living so low that the American working man cannot compete with it."

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He used to be a hard-working family man.

他曾经是个努力工作的好男人

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They saw a way to represent their party of bankers and businessmen as the party of the working man and the small farmer.

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So does the hardest working man in showbiz have time for one more gig?

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That is one of the most dangerous and discouraging things for the working man.

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Indeed, the average working man finally leaves the labour market when he is approaching 70.

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