When I got out I couldn't find any work, and for being an ex-con, that was a strike against me.

我出狱后找不到任何工作，曾经服过刑的身份对我很不利。

柯林斯例句

Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex - con's mask , fortifying himself against still another disappointment.

温戈不看了,他的脸绷得紧紧的, 又回到了以前做犯人时的样子,好像要让自己坚强起来, 以应付另一次的失望.

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