Sooner than later, you'll probably just give up the chase and stick to what you consider your only means of " livelihood."

迟早，你可能会放弃追逐，坚持你认为唯一的“生计”。

But the professional companies prospered in their permanent theaters, and university men with literary ambitions were quick to turn to these theaters as offering a means of livelihood.

但是专业剧团在他们的固定剧场里蓬勃发展，而大学里有文学抱负的人们迅速转向这些剧场，视其为一种谋生手段。