pursue a PhD,或口语点的,get a PhD
例:
我正在攻读经济博士学位。
I am currently pursuing a PhD in economics. (比较正式的说法,自介上一般就这么写。)
我想毕业后再拿个化学博士。(也就是再攻读化学博士):
I want to get a PhD in chemistry after graduation.
to read for a doctor
to have one's doctorate course
read for
v.
攻读
read for one's doctor's degree
Studies for doctorate