1·This was a difficult thing to change, I was self employed and I thoroughly enjoyed running my business.
我自己当自己的老板并且彻底地享受着运作自己的事业，所以以上的对于我来说非常难改变。
2·You're self-employed, I gather.
我想你是个体经营吧。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·It is vital that you keep accurate records when you are self-employed.
干个体的要准确记录账目，这十分重要。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·There are no paid holidays or sick leave if you are self-employed.
如果你是个体经营的，那就没有带薪休假或病假了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·We want more support for the self-employed.
我们需要更多给个体经营者的支持
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·I'm self-employed, which means I work for myself and I do what I love.
我是个体经营者，这意味着我为自己工作，做我喜欢做的事。
7·The payroll survey also doesn't capture the number of self-employed, and so says little about how many people are generating an independent income.
工资单调查也没有统计个体经营者的数量，因此也没有说明有多少人在产生独立收入。
8·"I'm self-employed and need the Internet for my work, but I'm failing to accomplish my work, to take care of my home, to give attention to my children," she wrote in a message sent to the group.
她在发给该组织的一条信息中写道：“我是个体经营者，我的工作需要互联网，然而，我无法完成我的工作，无法照顾好我的家，也无法照顾好我的孩子。”
9·One of the best things I ever did was quit my day job and become self-employed.
我做得最对的事情之一，就是辞去了我的日常工作，成为一名自由职业者。
10·Or, if you’re self-employed, force yourself to work fewer hours each day –even if that means turning down new projects.
或者，如果你是个自由职业者，每天强迫自己少几个小时去工作——即使这意味着你拒绝了新计划。