I knew I couldn't go back to my old job - instead, I went to college and got a degree in conservation law.

我知道自己无法再回去做原来的那份工作了——取而代之，我进入院校，拿到一个自然保护法的学位。

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After only five yearsof playing football, I got a college degree.

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