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I'm tired of having to take temp jobs just to make ends meet.
为了把账单付清,不得不去打零工。
生词
temp [temp] n. 临时雇员,临时工
发音变化
连读:tired of
make ends
失去爆破:take temp jobs
just to
语言点
1.be tired of doing sth. 厌倦做某事
例:
We were tired of waiting for him to call.
我们厌倦了等他打电话。
She's tired of being asked.
她厌倦了别人老是问她。
2.make ends meet 使收支相抵,勉强维持生计
例:
Last month he couldn't make ends meet.
上个月他收不抵支。
It's not easy to make ends meet with a big family, but somehow we manage.
维持一个大家庭的生计并不容易,但我们做到了。
今日互动
请翻译:Mike失业后,我们几乎无法(barely)维持生计。
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