Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university.

在英国，每年都有成千上万的年轻人完成学业，然后在开始工作或上大学之前休息一年。

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After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree in engineering or architecture.

毕业后，她打算休一年假，全职当模特，然后上大学，获得工程学或建筑学的学位。

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Not everyone can — or should — take a year off.

不是每个人都能够——或者应该——离开一年的。

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They can take, like after they finish university, they can take a year off and go around the world.

他们可以，比如大学毕业以后，他们可以休假一年，去周游世界。

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I mean, if after I finish university, and I say I want to take a year off,

我是说，如果我大学毕业后说我要休息一年，

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Not everyone can afford to take a year off, but you can do it on the cheap.

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Another option could be for him to take a year off and wait for a vacancy at Ferrari in 2011, when Felipe Massa's contract runs out.

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Also, most colleges understand that students might need to take a year off, either before school or in the middle of their education, to save money.

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