We are trying to create jobs so everybody can make their own living as opposed to depending on the government for a hand-out."

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Dean had dispatched the occupant of the apartment to the kitchen probably to make coffee while he proceeded with his love problems for to him sex was the one and only holy and important thing in life although he had to sweat and curse to make a living and so on.

安已经把这公寓的人发配到厨房了,也许去煮咖啡，好让他继续进行他的爱事,因为对他来说性是生活中仅有的一桩神圣而重要的事,尽管这样他得边流汗边咒骂来活着。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The image here that comes to mind for me is one of these deposed kings who ends up waiting on tables to make a living in New York.

我此刻想到的一幅景象,便是一位被废黜的国王,沦落到要在纽约靠当侍应生谋生的结局。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

It relies on a network of 80 peddlers who make a living out of pedaling to recharge the lights or cell-phones of their neighbors.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

The clowns can make a handsome living without ever getting on a horse or bull.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

She has had to rely on concerts and tours to make a living.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27