Perkins was the main breadwinner at a time when few women worked.

帕金斯所处的时代里妇女很少出来工作，而她是家中的主要经济支柱。

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At the age of 14 Sohel from Bangladesh was the main breadwinner in his family.

孟加拉国14岁的Sohel是家中的主要养家人。

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Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.

社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。

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The family's home was destroyed. Its main breadwinner was dead.

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This somewhat also implies that passionate careerists oftentimes cannot make a good enough living to be the main breadwinner.

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Their father was the main breadwinner, and when he was killed in 1977, along with 13 other family members, the family was left with nothing.

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