Dan, his wife Breda and eight children were struggling to eke out a living.丹、他的妻子布雷达以及八个孩子在艰难度日。The Jags have to scrimp and scrape their way along.贾格一家不得不节衣缩食，艰难度日。We scratch along with very few luxuries.我们艰难度日，几乎没买过什么奢侈的东西。I'd done my spell in life of pigging it in a low-grade place.我终于结束了在贫民区艰难度日的生活。