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I'm tired of having to take temp jobs just to make ends meet.
為了把賬單付清,不得不去打零工。
生詞
temp [temp] n. 臨時雇員,臨時工
發音變化
連讀:tired of
make ends
失去爆破:take temp jobs
just to
語言點
1.be tired of doing sth. 厭倦做某事
例:
We were tired of waiting for him to call.
我們厭倦了等他打電話。
She's tired of being asked.
她厭倦了別人老是問她。
2.make ends meet 使收支相抵,勉強維持生計
例:
Last month he couldn't make ends meet.
上個月他收不抵支。
It's not easy to make ends meet with a big family, but somehow we manage.
維持一個大家庭的生計并不容易,但我們做到了。
今日互動
請翻譯:Mike失業后,我們幾乎無法(barely)維持生計。
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