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    Something to Live For is the first novel written by author Richard Roper. The book’s main character, Andrew, is an Englishman who has a strange job. He is responsible for finding the living relatives of people who have died alone. After they pass away, Andrew searches through their home. He checks their documents and photos in hopes of finding contact information for their loved ones. If he doesn’t discover any, the dead person is buried after a small, lonely funeral.

   Andrew's work troubles him because he's similar to the people he investigates. Like most of them, he is single and lives alone. Andrew spends most of his free time playing with model trains. Except for a few people he chats with online, Andrew doesn't have any friends. He often worries that he will end up dying alone, like the dead people he tries to help.
   Andrew's life begins to change after he meets Peggy, a new coworker, because they have great chemistry together. Although Peggy is married, she recently left her husband because he had a drinking problem and was cruel to her. If these two lonely souls can come together, perhaps they can find new meaning in their lives and avoid dying alone.

在孤寂的世界裡尋找愛和意義

 《如何不孤獨死去》作家理查.洛普所寫的第一本小說。本書主角安德魯是一個有著奇怪工作的英國人。他負責為獨自死去的人們找到他們的親屬。在他們去世後,安德魯會搜索他們的家裡。他查看他們的文件和照片,希望能找到他們摯愛的聯絡資訊。如果他找不到任何東西,去世的人則會在一個小而孤單的葬禮後被埋葬。

    安德魯的工作困擾著他,因為他與那些他調查的人們相似。像他們中的多數一樣,他單身目獨自生活。安德魯大多數的時間都花在玩火車模型上。除了一些他在網路上聊天的人外,安德魯沒有什麼朋友。他時常擔心自己最終會孤單死去,就像那些他試著去幫助的逝者。安德魯的生活在遇見他的新同事佩姬開始轉變,因為他們很投緣。雖然佩姬已婚,但因為丈夫有酒問題且對她很殘忍,因此她最近離他而去。假如這兩個孤獨的靈魂能夠相聚,或許他們可以在生活中找到新的意義且免於孤獨死去。

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Something to Live For is the first novel written by author Richard Roper.
《如何不孤獨死去》作家理查.洛普所寫的第一本小說。

The book’s main character, Andrew, is an Englishman who has a strange job.
本書主角安德魯是一個有著奇怪工作的英國人。

He is responsible for finding the living relatives of people who have died alone.
他負責為獨自死去的人們找到他們的親屬。

After they pass away, Andrew searches through their home.
在他們去世後,安德魯會搜索他們的家裡。

He checks their documents and photos in hopes of finding contact information for their loved ones.
他查看他們的文件和照片,希望能找到他們摯愛的聯絡資訊。

If he doesn’t discover any, the dead person is buried after a small, lonely funeral.
如果他找不到任何東西,去世的人則會在一個小而孤單的葬禮後被埋葬。

Andrew's work troubles him because he's similar to the people he investigates.
安德魯的工作困擾著他,因為他與那些他調查的人們相似。

Like most of them, he is single and lives alone.
像他們中的多數一樣,他單身目獨自生活。

Andrew spends most of his free time playing with model trains.
安德魯大多數的時間都花在玩火車模型上。

Except for a few people he chats with online, Andrew doesn't have any friends.
除了一些他在網路上聊天的人外,安德魯沒有什麼朋友。

He often worries that he will end up dying alone, like the dead people he tries to help.
他時常擔心自己最終會孤單死去,就像那些他試著去幫助的逝者。

Andrew's life begins to change after he meets Peggy, a new coworker, because they have great chemistry together.
安德魯的生活在遇見他的新同事佩姬開始轉變,因為他們很投緣。

Although Peggy is married, she recently left her husband because he had a drinking problem and was cruel to her.
雖然佩姬已婚,但因為丈夫有酒問題且對她很殘忍,因此她最近離他而去。

If these two lonely souls can come together, perhaps they can find new meaning in their lives and avoid dying alone.
假如這兩個孤獨的靈魂能夠相聚,或許他們可以在生活中找到新的意義且免於孤獨死去。
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1. be responsible for... 負責⋯·

◆ On weekends, my sister and I are responsible for doing the dishes.

    姊姊和我週末時負責洗碗盤。

2. pass away 過世 (die的委婉語)

◆ Dave hit a low point in his life when his wife passed away.

    戴維的妻子過世時,他經歷了人生的低潮。

3.contact  n.聯絡; 接觸

◆ Linda was moved to the New York office. Do you want her contact number?

    琳達已經調到紐約辦公室了。你要她的聯絡電話嗎?

4.bury vt.埋葬; (掩)埋

◆ Because of the earthquake, hundreds of people were buried alive.

    數百人因為這場地震被活坦。
5. be similar to... 和⋯相似

◆ The watch you are wearing is similar to the one I have.

    你現在戴的那只和我的那只好像。

6. spend + 時間 + V-ing  花(時間)做

◆ Jason spent five hours finishing his essay.

     傑森花了五小時完成他的論文。

7. chat with sb 與某人聊天

◆ Ruth chatted with her boyfriend on the phone for hours.

     露絲和男友講電話講了好幾個鐘頭。

8.cruel   a.殘忍的

◆ It was really cruel of Mark to treat his children like that.

    馬克那樣對待孩子實在很殘忍。

◆ document  n.文件

◆ in hopes of  V-ing～。抱著⋯的希望

◆ funeral       n. 葬禮

◆ chemistry   n. 來電(指兩性之間的吸引); 化學
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1. buried 2. cruel 3. be responsible for