It began to decline (衰落) about a hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was.

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这种乡村生活大约在100年前开始衰落，那时候，很多女孩子离开家到很远的地方从事服务性工作，而且越来越多的男的也离开家找工......

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