In this sentence, "toiling" means about the same as working.
Like many young boys in Rio Pedras, Puerto Rico, Juan Rodriguez Jr. loved to play baseball. He dreamed about playing professional ball like his hero, Chi Chi Flores. "I am Chi Chi Flores!" Juan shouted so often that his friends nicknamed him "Chi Chi." Chi Chi Rodriguez always loved to make people laugh. But even as a young boy he also worked hard to earn money. When he was seven, he drove oxen in the sugar cane fields, earning a dollar a day. His father, Juan Sr., gave him another nickname: "El Millonario" (the Millionaire) because his young son always looked for better ways to make money.
Chi Chi Rodriguez soon discovered that being a caddy at the local golf course paid more than laboring in the cane fields. When he wasn't carrying bags, Chi Chi learned to play golf. He changed his mind about being a baseball player; now he dreamed of becoming a professional golfer.
Juan Sr. didn't encourage his son's dream. "Golf is for rich people!" he would say. "Forget about becoming 'El Millonario.' Just work hard. Share what you have.
Above all, be happy."
Chi Chi respected his father, but he continued to play golf. Soon he was playing better than the men he caddied for. He also continued to make people laugh with stories and funny tricks. But as Chi Chi grew older, he became restless. Golf was fun, but it wasn't a paying job. He didn't want to spend his life toiling in the cane fields, so at nineteen he joined the Army. Fortunately for Chi Chi, the Army had a golf team and he became his Army Post's champion. After his discharge from the Army, he got a job at a golf course and spent hours perfecting his game. He spent longer hours at night, working in a hospital and washing dishes to earn extra money. His determination and skill finally enabled him to join the Professional Golf Association (PGA). He was Puerto Rico's first touring golf pro. Fans loved him, and Chi Chi loved to entertain the fans (he was well known for doing a "sword dance" with his golf clubs)
In just a few years, Chi Chi earned the nickname his father had given him, "El Millonario." But somehow fame and fortune were not enough to make Chi Chi happy. He wanted to help children who didn't have families like his, so he started the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation. The Youth Foundation's center in Florida teaches job and life skills to young people who are poor, abused, or in trouble.
Chi Chi had eight victories on the PGA tour, and has gone on to win twenty-two tournaments on the Senior Tour. He still enjoys playing, but spends more time helping kids all across the country. He holds golf clinics to raise money for his Youth Foundation, and he teaches golf to inner-city children. Chi Chi still makes people laugh. But when he gets serious, the kids listen. "Stay in school," he says. "I didn't, but I'm one of the lucky ones. The harder I worked, the luckier I got! If I can make it, anyone can!"
Read this sentence from the article.
He didn't want to spend his life toiling in the cane fields, so at nineteen he joined the Army.
In this sentence, "toiling" means about the same as _______.
running
working
laughing
talking
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