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.
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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2.
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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3.
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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4.
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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5.
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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6.
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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7.
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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8.
"I don't really care, " said Alexei, a businessman in his 40s. "I earn money by myself, and I don't pin my hopes on the president. "
40多岁的商人阿列克谢说：“我真的无所谓。我自食其力，也没指望总统能帮我什么。”
sì shí duō suì de shāng rén ā liè kè xiè shuō : " wǒ zhēn de wú suǒ wèi 。 wǒ zì shí qí lì , yě méi zhǐ wàng zǒng tǒng néng bāng wǒ shén me 。 "
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9.
It has also been argued that such a welfare program has stymied the incentive for many to provide for their own families.
这种制度是否会降低很多人自食其力的动力也一直处于讨论中。
zhè zhǒng zhì dù shì fǒu huì jiàng dī hěn duō rén zì shí qí lì de dòng lì yě yì zhí chǔ yú tǎo lùn zhōng 。
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10.
you want to stay here, you must sing for your supper. I cannot give free board and lodging.
你要在这里住下来，就得自食其力。我是不能免费供给膳宿的。
nǐ yào zài zhè lǐ zhù xià lái , jiù de zì shí qí lì 。 wǒ shì bù néng miǎn fèi gōng jǐ shàn sù de 。
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