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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professional student。 Professional student refers to a person who receives multiple degrees and keeps taking courses instead of holding a profession related to the degrees earned. It can be a compliment or an insult depending on the speaker. “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。 Ex. 1: a compliment "Man, I think you're so cool for writing a dissertation on Mesoamerican maize fertilization. You're a real professional student!" “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） Ex. 2 an insult "Hey Jack, won't you get a real job and quit being a professional student?" “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） | 
