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be a working girl
此句有歧义，可指职业女性或妓女，需结合语境。
She is a working girl.
她是一个工作女郎。
妓女；卖淫女
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妓女；卖淫女
a woman who has sex for money; a prostitute
She is a working girl.
她是一个工作女郎。
为金钱而进行性交的女子
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
受雇的年轻女子
a young woman who is employed
After she lost her office job, she reluctantly became a working girl to pay the rent.
她失去办公室工作后，为了付房租，不情愿地当了妓女。
Every night, she stood on the street corner as a working girl, waiting for the men driving by.
她每天晚上都站在街角，以妓女的身份等待开车经过的男人。
The social worker tried to persuade the young working girl to accept a free health checkup.
社会工作者试图说服那个年轻的妓女接受一次免费体检。
此句有歧义，可指职业女性或妓女，需结合语境。
She is a working girl.
她是一个工作女郎。
此处'working girl'为妓女的委婉说法。
He was arrested for hiring a working girl.
他因雇佣妓女被捕。
可指任何意义的'工作女郎'，需根据上下文判断。
The novel tells the story of a young working girl.
这部小说讲述了一个年轻工作女郎的故事。
Not this
She is a working girl in the office.
Use this
She is an office worker.
在英语中，'working girl' 通常带有贬义或指妓女，用于一般的女职员不恰当，应使用中性的 'office worker'。
Not this
My mother was a working girl before she got married.
Use this
My mother worked before she got married.
'working girl' 不是指'工作的女性'，而有特定含义（妓女），应直接用 'worked' 或 'had a job' 更准确。
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