With only $40 in my pocket (and no credit cards), a backpack, a change of clothes and a toothbrush, I planned to find a job and earn enough money to get by. I am an able-bodied 41-year-old. Surely I could find some work.
我只带了40美元(没有信用卡)、一个背包、一套换洗衣服和一个牙刷,打算找一份工作,挣到能够维持自己生活的钱。我今年41岁,身强力壮,因此肯定能找到工作。
a change of clothes 一套换洗的衣服
earn[ɜːn]vt. 赚,赚得;获得,挣得;使得到;博得
to get by v. 通过;过得去;过活;获得认可
able-bodied ['eibl'bɔdid] adj. 强壮的,健全的