He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.

他原想通过写作谋生，但却对此绝望了。

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First you should consider how to equip yourself to earn a living.

首先你应该考虑如何让自己有能力谋生。

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Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living.

我们的毕业生面临着十分激烈的竞争，以至于只要能以谋生，他们就很少关心做什么工作。

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In doing so, he ended a good way to earn a living.

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and I get to earn a living out of it.

而且我通过这些养活自己。

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There is no way I can earn a living when I get out, he says.

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Because they did not have the qualifications to earn a living to take care of themselves.

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