They looked really comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.
他们爬上摇摇晃晃的梯子时，看起来真滑稽。
He earned a precarious living as an artist.
作为一个艺术家，他过的是朝不保夕的生活。
Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper.
我觉得要在华盛顿这个地方出版一份这么理性的报纸前途未卜。
Security in Iraq remains precarious.
在伊拉克，安全依然无法保障。
Mr. Kennedy had been in precarious health since he suffered a seizure in May 2008.
自2008年5月肯尼迪突然发病以来，他的健康状况一直相当危险。
It didn't feel precarious at the time, she says, but "I can't believe it, looking back!"
那时并没有感到惶恐不安，她说道，但“现在回头一想，我简直无法相信。”
Even in the most tolerant eastern European societies, the situation is still precarious.
即使在包容度最高的某些东欧社会，情形也很不稳定。
While the new data are much stronger than we expected, Singapore's position remains precarious.
尽管新数据比预期要更加强劲，但是新加坡的处境仍不稳定。
Viewed from another perspective, tuberculosis has again placed the world in a precarious situation.
从另一个角度来看，世界再次因结核病而处于一种危险境地。
But given Japan's precarious public finances, a bigger question is: can the recovery be sustained?
但是在日本不稳定的财政预算下，一个更大的问题是复苏能持续吗？
Still, it is a precarious time for the Russian diamond company to assume leadership of the industry.
不过，俄罗斯钻石公司要担起该产业领头位置，时局尚未稳定。
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
所有的进步都是不稳定的，一个问题解决了，却使得我们不得不面对又一个新问题。
Kayak, a leader in the travel search space, had been on file for 301 days – a precarious position for any company.
而在旅游搜索领域领先的Kayak公司已经提交上市申请301天了——对任何公司来说这都是危险的信号。
International relations expert Soli Ozel of Istanbul's Bilgi University said this has put Turkey in a precarious position.
伊斯坦布尔比尔基大学国际关系专家厄泽尔表示，这种情况将土耳其置于危险的境地。
Americans might well see this as an attack on their historical right to own a home no matter how precarious their finances.
美国人很可能会将此看做是对于他们拥有自己的住房的历史权利(不论其财务状况多么糟糕)的侵犯。
This precarious situation is further exacerbated by the fact that Yemen's population is expected to double in the next 15 years.
这种糟糕的情况很可能将来变得更加恶化，因为预计15年内也门全国人口将增加一倍。
Control activities are difficult in view of the precarious water and sanitation situation, particularly in urban areas and Luanda Province.
由于水和卫生的不稳定状况，特别在城市和罗安达省，控制活动难以开展。
You may also tell him that the mother of Linton desired him to remain under my guardianship; and, at present, his health is very precarious.
你也可以告诉他，林惇的母亲希望他由我来照管；在目前，他的健康情况是很使人担心的。
For weeks European leaders have been feuding over what to do about Greece, which clearly needs more help with its precarious public finances.
过去的几周，欧洲领导人在如何处理希腊的问题上争吵不休，因为希腊摇摇欲坠的公共财政状况显然仍需要更多的帮助。
Upon inspection, it exhibits some wonderful features of Darwinian evolution, and is aptly adapted to its hostile and precarious environment.
经查看，它展现出达尔文进化论的一些杰出特征，并适宜地顺应其险峻且危险的环境。
Adrian then arranges them in precarious positions by very carefully 'feeling' the balancing point of each rock - a process that requires supreme skill.
然后，阿德里安会小心翼翼地“感受”每块石头的平衡点，把它们摆放成各种造型，这些石头的摆放方式看起来就有种摇摇欲坠的感觉。这种叠石头的过程要求具有高超的技巧。
Take Japan, a country whose once-precarious financial institutions now have low funding needs, a solid capital base and little exposure to subprime loans.
以日本为例，它那些一度不稳定的金融机构如今资金需求较低，资本基础稳固，并且几乎不存在对次级贷款的风险敞口。
Take Japan, a country whose once-precarious financial institutions now have low funding needs, a solid capital base and little exposure to subprime loans.
以日本为例，它那些一度不稳定的金融机构如今资金需求较低，资本基础稳固，并且几乎不存在对次级贷款的风险敞口。
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