We older children were expected to earn our keep.

【earn】我们大一点的孩子要自己谋生。

[Mike] But it was time to head back to shore, because Steve had decided it was time for us to earn our keep, and after a quick induction on the grill, we were put to work.

但是时候回到岸上了，因为史蒂夫已经决定该让我们赚取生活费了，在烤架前快速介绍了一番之后，我们就被派去工作了。