make ends meet
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v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)勉強維持生計
It's hard to make ends meet with such low wages.
phr.片語勉強維持生計
It's hard to make ends meet with the rising cost of living.
idiom慣用語；成語勉強維持生計
It's hard to make ends meet with the rising cost of living.
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獵奇的創作人生兩難！杭特·S·湯普森道出瘋狂藝術家的宿命？ (The Terrible Paradox of Being a Creative Person - Hunter S. Thompson)
- Kentucky, to a middle-class family. When he was 14, his father passed away of a chronic autoimmune disorder, leaving Hunter's mother, Virginia, to take care of Hunter and his two brothers. To make ends meet, she worked as a librarian, which inevitably exposed Hunter to a more than usual number of books at an early age. Soon, Thompson would develop a keen interest in reading and writing, literature becoming a crucial psychic anchor for him from here forward.
亨特出生於肯塔基州的一箇中產階級家庭。14 歲時，亨特的父親因慢性自身免疫性疾病去世，留下母親弗吉尼亞照顧亨特和兩個弟弟。為了維持生計，她當起了圖書管理員，這不可避免地讓亨特從小就接觸到了比平常更多的書籍。很快，湯普森就對閱讀和寫作產生了濃厚的興趣，文學從此成為他重要的精神支柱。
- To make ends meet, she worked as a librarian, which inevitably exposed Hunter to a more than usual number of books at an early age.
在一次關於地獄天使的採訪中，湯普森說、
年薪三百萬根本不夠！為什麼「美國夢」越來越難達成了？ (Why A $100,000 Salary Can’t Buy The American Dream)
- It used to be that a six-figure salary was like the gold standard, but nowadays that may not be enough to make ends meet in certain parts of the country, especially like New York or San Francisco, where it costs so much more just to cover your daily expenses.
過去，六位數的薪水曾經是金錢的標準，但如今在美國某些地區，特別是像紐約或舊金山這樣的地方，六位數的薪水可能已經不夠支付日常開支了，因為生活成本太高。
- but nowadays that may not be enough to make ends meet in certain parts of the country, especially like New York or San Francisco, where it costs so much more just to cover your daily expenses.
當然還有能夠為子女的未來儲蓄。
當你的家人靠賣雞肉賺了330億美元，還捲入爭議：關於蔡家的一切！ (When Your Family Makes $33 Billion From Chicken And Controversy: The Cathys)
- His father worked sporadically as a farmer and insurance salesman, while his mother ran a boarding house to help make ends meet.
他的父親零星地當過農民和保險推銷員，母親則經營著一家寄宿家庭來維持生計。
- His father worked sporadically as a farmer and insurance salesman, while his mother ran a boarding house to help make ends meet.
高中畢業後，他在美國服役。
對抗犀牛盜獵的希望曙光｜2025年3月5日 (Hope in the Fight against Rhino Poaching | March 5, 2025)
- Americans are embracing side hustles like furniture flipping to make ends meet.
美國人為了維持生計，開始從事傢俱翻新等副業。
- Americans are embracing side hustles like furniture flipping to make ends meet.
我認為，人們的經濟狀況會讓他們對使用傢俱產生興趣，因為我發現如今的傢俱品質已今非昔比。
談論家鄉 - 英語口說教學！ (Talking About Your Hometown - Spoken English Lesson)
- you’re always thinking about money and how to make ends meet."
你總是在想錢和如何維持生計的問題。
- "The cost of living is really high"; "You’re always thinking about how to make ends meet."
"生活成本真的很高";"你總是在考慮如何維持生計"
伊朗經濟為何掙扎？ | BBC News (Why is Iran’s economy struggling? | BBC News)
- Over time, it has become harder for Iranians to make ends meet.
隨著時間的推移，伊朗人越來越難以維持生計。
- Over time it has become harder for Iranians to make ends meet.
大城市的家庭支出比 2008 年的峰值下降了 30%，而農村地區的家庭支出則下降了 50%以上。
為什麼航空交通管制員的工作是世界上最難的之一？ (Why Air Traffic Controllers Have One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World)
- and having to make ends meet even when they were already working up to 60 hours a week.
這段期間。
- Some were taking on gig work like driving for doordash or instacart and having to make ends meet even when they're already working up to 60 hours a week.
有些人甚至兼差做外送員，像是開 Doordash 或 Instacart，即使他們已經每週工作 60 小時，還是得設法維持生計。
美國工作消失的真相是什麼？💼🇺🇸 (Why Jobs Are Disappearing In The U.S.)
- And let's not forget, we're coming off of an environment where inflation has been very high post-pandemic, and many people are still struggling to make ends meet.
別忘了，我們正處於大流行後通脹率居高不下的環境中，許多人仍在為生計而掙扎。
- and many people are still struggling to make ends meet.
一旦局勢穩定下來，如果政府退出，不妨礙自由市場，美國公司就應該為需要的人創造就業機會。