He was unable to hold down a job after his breakdown.
他精神崩溃以后就没能保住工作。
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In America the rise of PhD teachers' unions reflects the breakdown of an implicit contract between universities and PhD students: crummy pay now for a good academic job later.
Even as the breakdown of the traditional family structure makes it harder for women to rely on family members for help, the perception still is its a womans job to take care of the elderly parents.