1.
Fred eked out a bare living by farming.
弗雷德靠种田勉强度日。
2.
Many are just scrambling along in the world.
世界上许多人只是勉强度日而已。
3.
Eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.
在贫瘠的地区耕作以勉强度日
4.
The family can just scrape along but never ask for charity.
这家人只能勉强度日，但从没有要过救济。
5.
That family can just scratch a living but never asks for charity.
那一家人仅能勉强度日，但却从不要求救济。
6.
Lack of sufficient natural resources has airways forced the Greek people to work hard to 呒make both ends meet.
由于自然资源匮乏，迫使希腊人民辛勤劳动方能勉强度日。
7.
Frankie also began to show the effects of being obliged to go so often without his porridge and milk.
弗兰克也开始表现出经常无粥无奶勉强度日的迹象。
8.
I scraped by borrowing from my relations until my next check arrived.
在另一张支票寄来以前, 我一直从亲戚那里借钱勉强度日。
9.
In those days we did not expect luxuries; we were thankful if we could keep the wolf from the door.
在那些日子里，我们不敢指望过奢侈的生活，只要能勉强度日就谢天谢地了。
10.
I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had happened many years before, when my family struggled to make a living on our farm.
我把报纸放在膝间，闭上双眼，往事便一幕幕浮现在眼前：那时全家人含辛茹苦靠种地勉强度日。
11.
Greece is not a rich country Lack of sufficient natural resources has airways forced the Greek people to work hard to take both ends meet.
希腊不是一个富裕的国家。由于自然资源匮乏，迫使希腊人民辛勤劳动方能勉强度日。
12.
Her middle of life was devoted to the care of a failing mother, and the endeavour to make a small income go as far as possible.
她的中年献给了照料一个衰老的母亲和尽可能使微薄的收入能够勉强度日的生活。
13.
I see millions of families trying to live on incomes so meager that the pall of family disaster hangs over them day by day.
我看到数百万家庭收入微薄，勉强度日，每天都在家庭悲剧的阴影笼罩之下。
14.
She scraped along by taking in washing.
她在家替人洗衣服，以此勉强糊口度日。
15.
I can scrape along on a reduced income for a short time, but not for ever.
短时间内，我可以靠减少的收入勉勉强强度日，但不能维持长久。
16.
Earning twenty dollars a week, John barely keeps his head above water.
约翰一星期赚二十元，虽然不用举债度日，但过得很勉强。
17.
How are you getting along. Oh, so so.
近来怎么样？唉，勉勉强强。
18.
He was just able to crawl into the temple.
他勉勉强强爬进庙去。