I could try to move towards self-employment, but the benefits system appears not to be geared up towards self-employment or intermittent work.

我想尝试走向自谋职业，但福利制度并不会全力支持自谋职业或间歇性的工作。

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Over the next few years, he could only find intermittent work on and off.

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