好读不倦的“专业学生”
<p> 你认识这样的人吗？已经读到博士或拥有多个学位却依然寻求深造机会，而同龄人都已经工作好多年了。读书似乎是他们最大的乐趣和人生的意义所在。这样的人被称为“专业学生”，英文表达是<span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="student">student</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Professional">Professional</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="earned">earned</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insult">insult</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>.</p><p> “专业学生”指的是那种已经拿到好几个学位，依然继续进修深造，而不是去从事和既得学位有关的职业的人。这个称号可能是褒扬，也可能是挖苦，取决于讲话的人。</p><p> <span word="Ex">Ex</span>. 1: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span></p><p> "<span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dissertation">dissertation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mesoamerican">Mesoamerican</span> <span word="maize">maize</span> <span word="fertilization">fertilization</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="student">student</span>!"</p><p> “老兄，你写的关于中美洲玉米受精的论文实在是太酷了。你真是个不折不扣的专业学生！”（褒扬）</p><p> <span word="Ex">Ex</span>. 2 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insult">insult</span></p><p> "<span word="Hey">Hey</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>, <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="student">student</span>?"</p><p> “嘿，杰克，你干嘛不去找份真正的工作，老是做专业学生呢？”（挖苦）</p>
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