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1865年5月,林肯总统宣布美国南北战争结束,多数士兵回到家乡和家人团聚。其中,一位叫约瑟夫的匈牙利籍士兵领了最后一次薪饷后却无家可归。因为他是偷渡到美国的,并且决定留在纽约发展。战后纽约百业萧条,大批的退伍兵难寻工作。约瑟夫没有特长,英文讲得并不流利,找工作非常困难。他的衣服破了也没钱买新的,不过,他对自己要求较高,面试时都要穿得干干净净。一次,他赚了一点儿钱,很开心地去小店擦鞋。平时很热心的擦鞋小伙看见他
In May 1865, President Lincoln announced that the U.S. Civil War ended and that most soldiers returned to their hometown and reunited with their families. Among them, a Hungarian soldier named Josef took home the last payment. Because he smuggled into the United States and decided to stay in New York. New York business postwar depression, a large number of veterans hard to find work. Joseph has no expertise, speaks fluently in English and finds it difficult to find a job. His clothes broke no money to buy new, but he asked himself a higher interview wear must be clean. Once, he made a little money, very happy to shop shoes. Shoe guy is usually very enthusiastic to see him