2--It sure is.
 
1--I thought school was hard.
 
2--Me, too. I couldn't wait to graduate.
 
1--But now work is hard, too.
 
2--I agree. Work is just as hard as school.
 
1--Sometimes I wish I was back in school.
 
2--Me, too. School was fun.
 
1--And it was only 12 years.
 
2--It went by pretty fast.
 
1--But work goes on forever!
 
2--We have to work for 30 years!
 
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注解：
 
1.graduate毕业 
2.as hard as一样困难  
3.go on继续

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译文：
 
1--生活很艰难。
2--确实是。
1--我以为上学很难。
2--我也是。我等不及毕业了。
1--但是现在工作也很困难。
2--我同意。工作就像上学一样困难。
1--有时我希望我又回到学校。
2--我也是。学校生活很有趣。
1--它只有12年。
2--过得真快。
1--但工作会一直继续。
2--我们不得不工作30年！