They told me that I had to study for a degree so that I would achieve a career, and not something as risky as writing.

他们告诉我，我必须完成一个学位，这样才能获得一份职业，而不是从事像写作这样冒险的工作。

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It is not easy to get a place at Oxford University to study for a degree.

要在牛津大学取得一席之地攻读学位并非易事。

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It's difficult to study for a degree in Economics in evening classes while working during the day.

白天工作，仅晚上进夜校学习来获取经济学学位是不容易的。

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Incoming Hostos President Matos Rodriguez, whose parents were born in Puerto Rico, said that for every one of the students, the completion of their two years of study leading to their associate degree is a proud achievement.

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If such a formal accreditation system could be established it would raise the prospect of online students anywhere in the world being able to study for a degree with famous universities, at a cost that is likely to be much lower than a traditional campus-based course.

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He then went to Dubai, the UAE's financial hub, around January 2009 to study for a masters degree in international business.

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