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中午时分,埃迪·斯塔林坐在厨房里的餐桌旁,随意浏览着报纸,再过一天就是美国独立纪念日了。窗外街道上,邻居的一些孩子们正在燃放鞭炮,每隔几分钟就能听见大量嘈杂的噼里啪啦声,紧跟着是一阵嘶嘶声,接下去方可听到一声隆隆巨响,声音大得足以能把飞机从天上打下来。这使得斯塔林心神不宁,心里想要是某位家长出来将这些孩子们拽回家去就好了。 斯塔林已经失业六个月了——相当于整整一个销售季节还多。在此之前,他是经销房地产生意的,而且在他过去的生涯中从未失过业。不过现在他开始想这样一个问题,人如果有一段时间不工作,难免会忘掉一些工作的细节,以至于忘掉该怎样工作,上述情况一旦发生,就有可能在有生之年内难以找到另一份工作了。将成为官方统计资料中的一项——长期失业者。这种想法不禁令他担忧起来。 斯塔林又听到外面街道上像是孩子们的吵闹声,好像是在干一件令人生疑的事儿,他不禁站起来向外张望,正在这时电话铃声响了。 “大后方有什么新闻?”是洛伊丝的声音。洛伊丝又去上班了,她在机场附近照料一间酒吧,而且每次总是尽可能兴致勃勃地打电话来。 “还是老样子,天很热。”斯塔林手握听筒走
At noon, Eddie Starling sat at a table in the kitchen, browsing the newspapers at random, and a day later was American Independence Day. On the streets outside the streets, some of the neighbors are setting off firecrackers and hearing a loud, noisy crackle every few minutes, followed by a hiss of noise, and the next one can hear a rumbling noise loud enough Can lay the plane from the sky. This made Starling uncomfortable and wanted a parent to come and pull the kids home. Starling has been unemployed for six months - the equivalent of an entire sales season. Prior to that, he had been a distributor of real estate and had never lost his career in his career. Now, however, he starts to think of the problem that if people do not work for a period of time, they will inevitably forget the details of some work and forget about how to do their work. If this happens, it may be difficult to find another job in a lifetime . Will be one of the official statistics - long-term unemployed. This idea can not help but make him worried. Stalin again heard the rattle of children outside on the street, as if doing something suspicious. He could not help but stand up and look out, and the phone rang at the moment. “What’s the news in the rear?” It’s Lois’s voice. Lois went to work again, taking care of a bar near the airport and always calling in as much interest as she could. “It’s still the same, the weather is hot.” Starling holds the handset away