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factory fishing boat: a ship equipped to process fishing products at sea (buque pesquero factoría); monotonous: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety (monótono); exhausting: having a debilitating effect (agotador, extenuante); typical day: routine day (día típico, rutinario); 12-hour shifts: duty periods of 12 hours each (turnos de trabajo de 12 horas); no alcohol: drinking alcohol was not allowed (prohibido beber alcohol); no gambling: card-playing for money was not allowed (prohibido apostar o jugar por dinero); I used to: my habit was (yo solía, yo acostumbraba a); tiring: producing exhaustion (cansador, agotador, extenuante); boring: tiresome, lacking in interest and causing mental weariness (aburridor); packing area: section where fish products are kept into containers (sección empaque); to quit: to give up a job (renunciar a un puesto de trabajo); injured: I became bodily hurt (me lastimé, dañé); back: posterior part of a human (or animal) body (espaldas); machinery: machine system (maquinaria); to haul in: to pull in something with great effort (empujar hacia adentro con gran esfuerzo); the catch: a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window (el cerrojo del container); to avoid: to keep away from doing something (evitar hacer algo); putting strain: tension, making an effort (hacer fuerza, esforzar).