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Their work is a despairing metaphor for a society in its death throes.他们的工作是这个苟延残喘的社会的令人绝望的影射。You can count the breaths left.苟延残喘的时间屈指可数了。Since his cancer was diagnosed, he feels as if he's living on borrowed time.自从他的癌症确诊后，他感觉自己似乎是在苟延残喘。He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital.他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。It is unlikely that serious decisions will be made by a CEO living on borrowed time.重大决定是不大可能由一个苟延残喘的首席执行官做出的。 |