The novel ends with a broken Xiangzi picking up cigarette-ends to eke out a miserable living.
小说末尾,落魄的祥子靠着捡烟头来艰苦维持着悲惨的生活。
2
The floor of the car was covered in cigaretteends.
小轿车内底板上满是烟蒂。
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After a day and two nights of wasted time we had eight hours or so to take our recreation, to scour the roads for cigaretteends, to beg, and to look for work.