carpenter

He is a carpenter by profession.

他以木工为业。

At an early age, I was apprenticed to a carpenter.

我小时候曾给木匠当过学徒。

That carpenter wanted to become a lawyer， but he was advised to stick to his last.

那个木匠想当律师， 但别人劝他安分守己地干他自己的老本行。