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The standard of living today is on the edge of subsistence.现在的生活水平几乎快要无法维持生计。She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.她没什么谋生手段，只能依靠救济。Many black Namibians are subsistence farmers who live in the arid borderlands.许多生活在土地贫瘠的边境地区的纳米比亚黑人农场主的收成仅够维持自身的口粮。This peasant economy should not be considered "subsistence" in a strict sense.小农经济严格来说算不上“自给自足”。Farming is their means of subsistence.务农是他们的谋生手段。Their standard of living is on the edge of subsistence.他们的生活水平几乎只是在维持生活。They depended on hunting and fishing for subsistence.他们靠打猎和捕鱼为生。Settlers were primarily subsistence farmers.定居者主要是自给自足的农场主。They were living barely above the level of subsistence.他们的生活勉强维持在温饱水平上。Most of the population lives at subsistence level.大多数人过着勉强糊口的生活。The land provided subsistence and little more.这块土地仅能让人维持生活，别无富余。The money is intended to provide a basic subsistence and should not be paid to someone who receives other income.这些钱旨在提供基本生活保障，不应发放给有其他收入来源的人。She earns less than a subsistence wage at the mail-order company.她在一家邮购公司工作，工资尚不够维持基本生计。Refugees in the camp are living at subsistence levels.难民营里的难民过着勉强糊口的生活。Their main mode of subsistence is hunting.他们主要以打猎为生。Many of the families are forced to live at the subsistence level.很多家庭被迫过着勉强糊口的生活。The population there is still living at only a short remove from a subsistence economy.那儿的居民差不多依然生活在最低经济水平上。 |