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For more than two decades, Steve and Ranu Hubbard built their lives in Richmond, Virginia, where they owned a house and raised three children. So it was hard to decide what to do when they learned Steve's job would soon relocate 700 miles away. His company was shifting its headquarters to St. Louis. Employees had a choice: Move to Missouri and keep their jobs, or stay put and lose them. 史蒂夫和拉努·哈伯德在弗吉尼亚州里士满市生活了20多年。他们有一栋房子，还有三个孩子。所以，当史蒂夫要搬到700英里以外的地方工作时，他们不知该如何抉择。史蒂夫的公司要搬到位于圣路易斯的总部，员工不得不做出选择：搬到密苏里州继续从事这份工作；或是留在这里，失去这份工作。 It was the middle of the Great Recession, so job opportunities were scarce. There was no telling how long it would take Steve to find another comparable position. Just as difficult to predict was how their kids would adapt to different schools and new classmates. 当时正处经济大萧条时期，就业机会稀少。我们不知道史蒂夫需要花多长的时间才能找到另一份差不多的工作，也无法预测孩子对不同学校和新同学的适应情况。 | 
