drudgeries
1. While confined by drudgeries to the homes of their employers, they find emotional sustenance in songs and dances shared with their female compatriots at Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.
长期与丈夫及子女分离,没有家人感情上的支持,同乡姊妹间的情谊成为她们在沉闷工作以外的唯一慰藉。新马路的歌声和舞蹈,表达出她们离乡打工的心情。