in the wake of this, civilian populations in the affected areas still had to make ends meet somehow.
紧随其后的是,居住在受影响地区的平民仍旧不得不想方设法维持生计。
「you cannot make ends meet on 400 euros a month,」 declared one retired plumber.
「你不可能靠400欧元过一个月」,一个退休的水管工人说。
for many, it was the only way to make ends meet while searching for work – the only way to cover rent, utilities, even food.
而对大多数人而言,这是他们在找工作期间唯一的生活来源——支付房租、水电费、甚至食物费用的唯一来源。
authorities have become increasingly worried about the impact of inflation, which has fuelled unrest among factory workers who complain they can scarcely make ends meet on their minimum wage salaries.
越南政府对于通胀带来的影响越来越感到担忧,通胀引发了工厂工人的骚乱,他们抱怨称,最低的工资让他们难以维持生计。
on the other hand, if we were to find out that futures traders have trouble making ends meet it would not be a social justice problem.
他指出:“人们都知道教师收入微薄,入不敷出,这是个关乎社会公平的问题,我们不把传授知识当做一门爱好,主要是因为大多数人都认为它是一种社会需要......换一个角度讲,如果我们发现未来的商人入不敷出,这就不是一个有关社会公平的问题。
i forget there is this whole other way of making ends meet for people.
我这完全是另外一种满足人们得到钱的方法。
with less access to credit, many families are finding the only way to make ends meet is to cut spending.
在获取信贷变得更难的情况下,很多家庭发现,维持日常开支的唯一办法就是减少开支。
even the employees in big city are hocking their rolex watches and diamond necklaces to make ends meet in the economic downturn.
在经济低迷时期,即使是大城市的公司职员也纷纷典当劳力士手表、鉆石项链来维持生计。
one reason many people simply make ends meet and never have enough money is that they condemn money.
很多人就是达不到收支平衡和钱总是不够用的原因之一他们鄙视金钱。
i am not from shanghai and i barely make ends meet with my salary.
我不是上海人,我的工资才刚刚能勉强够维持生活。
it was tough making ends meet on the island, and many families had to make do with a lot less than what they were used to back in england.
在这个岛上,想做到收支平衡是很困难的。许多家庭只好用比过去英国国内还差还少的东西勉强维持生存。
if hollywood thinks it can make ends meet by charging a $3 or $3.50 premium for 3-d films, it had better think again.
如果好莱坞以为可以靠电影票增加3到3.5美元的票价就能对付过去的话,他们最好再好好考虑考虑了。