in 2003 he had a sabbatical year during which he took a masters degree in chinese studies at the school of oriental and african studies, university of london.
在2003年,他迎来了他的休假年,他在伦敦大学拿到了中国研究的硕士学位。
a sabbatical year is a period during which people take a break from their normal routine of work.
休假年就是指人们在日常工作中休假的这段时间。
he spent his sabbatical year doing research in moscow.
他花了他的教师休假年在莫斯科做研究。
referring to one sabbatical year of his, he said that all the ideas in the following seven years came out from that one year.