One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog.
一天,当设法维持生活为他的家庭时,他听见了求救来自附近的沼泽的。
They had to eke out a living on a tiny income.
他们不得不靠微薄收入勉强度日。
They forged a sense of commonality in their collective effort to eke out a living and to mould a feeling of community and identity.
但是,他们有一个共同的认识——努力求存和建立社区精神及认同感。