The most important thing for me now, is to work and earn a living.

现在对我来说最重要的事情，就是工作和养活自己。

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If I can earn a comfortable living in four hours a day instead of eight, then I have successfully bought myself an extra four more hours for actual living.

如果我用四个小时而不是八个小时挣到过舒适生活的钱，那我就成功的使我有了额外的四个小时享受生活。

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But for others, the need to earn a living serves as a positive and practical discipline.

对其他人而言，谋生的需求是一种积极而又现实的约束。

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"When I was determined to earn a living for my darling wife and two children, the music business was awful slow during the folk revival.

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