自食其力

[zì shí qí lì]

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Definition:
AllAll,support oneselfsupport oneself,earn one's own livingearn one's own living,earn one's saltearn one's salt,cut one's own grasscut one's own grass
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1.
An autodidactic technologist (his degree is in economics), Hefter created a prototype of the virtual desktop on his own in less than a year.
这位自学成才的技术专家（他所得的学位是经济学）Hefter在不到一年的时间里自食其力发明了一台虚拟桌面的原型机。
zhè wèi zì xué chéng cái de jì shù zhuān jiā ( tā suǒ dé de xué wèi shì jīng jì xué ) Hefter zài bù dào yī nián de shí jiān lǐ zì shí qí lì fā míng le yī tái xū nǐ zhuō miàn de yuán xíng jī 。
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2.
At the moment it is stuck in between; no longer a child to be coddled and pampered, but not yet able to pay its own way.
但是目前，它困在两者之间；不再是一个娇生惯养的孩子，但还不能自食其力。
dàn shì mù qián , tā kùn zài liǎng zhě zhī jiān ; bú zài shì yī gè jiāo shēng guàn yǎng de hái zi , dàn hái bù néng zì shí qí lì 。
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3.
The books he wrote about his art were, he said, a different matter; the reader had to make an effort to find out the information.
不过关于他写的一本魔术书籍，那又是另外一回事，读者必须自食其力找出书中含意。
bú guò guān yú tā xiě de yī běn mó shù shū jí , nà yòu shì lìng wài yì huí shì , dú zhě bì xū zì shí qí lì zhǎo chū shū zhōng hán yì 。
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4.
His parents cannot take care of him anymore ; he must learn to paddle his own canoe.
他的父母再也不能照顾他了；他必须自食其力了。
tā de fù mǔ zài yě bù néng zhào gù tā le ; tā bì xū zì shí qí lì le 。
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5.
will, she in every way runs, found a work for him in some restaurant.
为了梁承志能自食其力，她又多方奔走，为他在某酒楼找到一份工作。
wèi le liáng chéng zhì néng zì shí qí lì , tā yòu duō fāng bēn zǒu , wèi tā zài mǒu jiǔ lóu zhǎo dào yī fèn gōng zuò 。
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6.
She grew up in a rural village in Tanzania. Both her parents died and she supported herself through school.
她在坦桑尼亚一个农村长大，父母双亡，她自食其力完成了学业。
tā zài tǎn sāng ní yà yī gè nóng cūn zhǎng dà , fù mǔ shuāng wáng , tā zì shí qí lì wán chéng le xué yè 。
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7.
It's high time you were making a living by your own, my boy. You can't expect me to support you forever.
你该自食其力了，我的孩子。你总不能指望我养你一辈子吧。
nǐ gāi zì shí qí lì le , wǒ de hái zi 。 nǐ zǒng bù néng zhǐ wàng wǒ yǎng nǐ yí bèi zi ba 。
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8.
Many times, the trick to getting these people back working the land and feeding themselves is to think big, but act small.
很多时候，让这些人返回种田并自食其力的窍门是从大处着眼，从小处着手。
hěn duō shí hou , ràng zhè xiē rén fǎn huí zhòng tián bìng zì shí qí lì de qiào mén shì cóng dà chù zhuó yǎn , cóng xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu 。
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9.
Art is small beer. The really serious things in life are earning one's living so as not to be a parasite, and loving one's neighbour.
艺术是不足挂齿的。生活中真正要紧的事情一是自食其力、不做寄生虫，一是爱人如己。
yì shù shì bù zú guà chǐ de 。 shēng huó zhōng zhēn zhèng yào jǐn de shì qíng yī shì zì shí qí lì 、 bù zuò jì shēng chóng , yī shì ài rén rú jǐ 。
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10.
However, in their desire to be independent, some students may be living a lie.
然而，虽然打着自食其力的旗号，也有些学生在自欺欺人。
rán ér , suī rán dǎ zhe zì shí qí lì de qí hào , yě yǒu xiē xué shēng zài zì qī qī rén 。
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