The pressures of city life make him a mercenary person.

都巿的生活压力使他变成一个巿侩的人。

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But most of the Chinese workers in Africa have either borrowed money in order to find a better life (i. e. capitalist) or been transferred by employers (i. e. mercenary).

但是大部分在非洲的中国工人要么向别人借钱让自己过好日子(即资本家)要么被雇主转移(即雇佣兵)。

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The founders are looking for fast-track short-cuts to good jobs, and some mercenary freedoms, not a life of adventure.

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