He slept in shop-fronts and made what money he could by busking on Metro Mini buses – he regularly had to pay much of this to preman, or street thugs, for “street tax, ” he said.
他睡在商店门前，在小巴上卖艺挣钱，他平时必须定期向售票员和街头混混付钱，他说这叫“街头税”。
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I rose in darkness; I stood at the window of my garret and saw that the street was illumined as at night, lamps and shop-fronts perfectly visible, with folk going about their business.