最后一分句不懂：beforecallingitaday.本段是说一个老扒手的不堪.全文是说推入手行业的衰落.Butbythelooksofit,thedaymaynotbefaroffwhenthefabledAmericanhookofyore,stoopedandtremblingofhand,walkstha

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最后一分句不懂：before calling it a day.本段是说一个老扒手的不堪.全文是说推入 手行业的衰落.
But by the looks of it,the day may not be far off when the fabled American hook of yore,stooped and trembling of hand,walks that subway platform one last time,pausing for just a brief instant to drop your empty wallet in the trash before calling it a day.

Answer 1

calling it a day 的翻译是“到此为止”
略有“活干完了,咱回家去吧”之意.
例：
We've worked long and hard,let's call it a day.