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  • na.以…为主食；靠…生活；继续活着；靠［吃］…生活
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Simple Present：lives on  Present Participle：living on  Past Tense：lived on  

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na.
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以...为主食
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靠...生活
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继续活着
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靠［吃］...生活
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以...为主食
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靠...生活
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继续活着
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靠［吃］...生活

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AllAll,以…为主食以…为主食,靠…生活靠…生活,继续活着继续活着,靠［吃］…生活靠［吃］…生活,以……为主食以……为主食,靠……为生靠……为生,以…为食以…为食
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
We were surprised by how much less we could live on and how many things we used to buy that were unnecessary.
我们惊讶于少用这么多东西我们也可以生活，我们过去常买的这么多东西都不是必需的。
wǒ men jīng yà yú shǎo yòng zhè me duō dōng xi wǒ men yě kě yǐ shēng huó , wǒ men guò qù cháng mǎi de zhè me duō dōng xi dōu bú shì bì xū de 。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
I think it a valuable experience for him to leave home and live on his own for some time.
我认为离家独自生活一段时间，对他而言是非常宝贵的经历。
wǒ rèn wéi lí jiā dú zì shēng huó yí duàn shí jiān , duì tā ér yán shì fēi cháng bǎo guì de jīng lì 。
wenku.baidu.com
3.
That we really live on a hard marble that has just a slight bit of wetness to it.
我们其实生活在一块硬大理石上它上面只有一丁点的润湿。
wǒ men qí shí shēng huó zài yí kuài yìng dà lǐ shí shàng tā shàng mian zhǐ yǒu yī dīng diǎn de rùn shī 。
www.ted.com
4.
and to strike at the root of the matter at once -- for the root is faith -- I am accustomed to answer such, that I can live on board nails.
为了立刻说出事物的本质，——因为本质就是信心——我往往这样口答，说我吃木板上的钉子都可以生活下去的。
wèi le lì kè shuō chū shì wù de běn zhì , —— yīn wèi běn zhì jiù shì xìn xīn —— wǒ wǎng wǎng zhè yàng kǒu dá , shuō wǒ chī mù bǎn shàng de dīng zi dōu kě yǐ shēng huó xià qù de 。
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
But I guess he has the last laugh on me. He's a famous brain surgeon and me, I'm selling used cars and barely make enough to live on.
但是现在该是他嘲笑我的时候了，他成了著名的脑外科医生，而我只能靠卖二手车勉强维持生活。
dàn shì xiàn zài gāi shì tā cháo xiào wǒ de shí hou le , tā chéng le zhù míng de nǎo wài kē yī shēng , ér wǒ zhǐ néng kào mài èr shǒu chē miǎn qiǎng wéi chí shēng huó 。
bbs.24en.com
6.
I loved her too much to let her live on in her own world, and she was too special to me to be one of us.
我太爱她以至于不能让她那样继续活着，她也对我太特殊以至于让我不能把她变成我们的同类。
wǒ tài ài tā yǐ zhì yú bù néng ràng tā nà yàng jì xù huó zhe , tā yě duì wǒ tài tè shū yǐ zhì yú ràng wǒ bù néng bǎ tā biàn chéng wǒ men de tóng lèi 。
blog.sina.com.cn
7.
As they hurled insults at him, the skies opened and Mr. Ma quickly became drenched to the skin , all of it captured live on television.
当责骂劈头盖脸过来时，天开始下雨，马先生很快湿透了，这所有的一切被拍摄并电视直播。
dāng zé mà pī tóu gài liǎn guò lái shí , tiān kāi shǐ xià yǔ , mǎ xiān sheng hěn kuài shī tòu le , zhè suǒ yǒu de yí qiè bèi pāi shè bìng diàn shì zhí bō 。
yinghanhuyi.com
8.
But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell.
但我在肉身活著，若成就我工夫的果子，我就不知道该挑选甚麽。
dàn wǒ zài ròu shēn huó zhù , ruò chéng jiù wǒ gōng fu de guǒ zi , wǒ jiù bù zhī dào gāi tiāo xuǎn shèn mó 。
pearlpig2000.spaces.live.com
9.
She sends all her earnings except those for her to live on to headmaster.
她将自己的收入除去生活费之后，全部寄给了校长。
tā jiāng zì jǐ de shōu rù chú qù shēng huó fèi zhī hòu , quán bù jì gěi le xiào zhǎng 。
blog.sina.com.cn
10.
She went and told the man of God, and he said, 'Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.
妇人去告诉神人，神人说，你去卖油还债，所剩的你和你儿子可以靠着度日。
fù rén qù gào su shén rén , shén rén shuō , nǐ qù mài yóu huán zhài , suǒ shèng de nǐ hé nǐ ér zǐ kě yǐ kào zhe dù rì 。
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