Just before my business went bankrupt, my father threw me a lifeline in the form of a $10,000 loan.就在我公司要破产的时候，我父亲给我抛出救生索，借了我一万美元。They threw a lifeline to the man overboard.他们把救生索扔给那个从船上落水的人。He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him to the bank.他紧紧抓住救生索，那个妇女把他拉向岸边。