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。Many families are living below the level of subsistence.许多家庭难以度日。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....
牛不耙地不知苦.The ox is never woe , till he to the harrow go.他在忙着耙地.He is busy forking over the ground.在播种豌豆之前,你得耙耙地.You should fork over the garden before you plant the peas....