v. eke out
misc. pay one's way ; scrape by
他们在街头演奏音乐,勉强维持生活。
许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。
那迫使农民要靠在陡峭的山坡上来勉强维持生计。
That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides.
So, you're starting out with about-- please don't write these down-- 24,000 cattle, 150,000 sheep, 6,000 hogs, and that is not enough to eat, and people become quite obsessed with what they're going to eat.
这样一来你至少需要,这个不用做笔记,两万四千头牛,十五万只羊,六千头猪,而这些只够勉强维持,人们开始为吃什么犯愁
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