“勉强过日子”可以用以下几种英文表达:
1、 Get by on a tight budget(侧重于在经济紧张的情况下勉强维持生活)
例句:With his low salary, he can only get by on a tight budget. (凭他微薄的薪水,他只能勉强过日子。)
2、 Make ends meet(强调收入刚好够支付开支,生活拮据但能维持)
例句:Many families are struggling to make ends meet in these tough economic times. (在这些艰难的经济时期,许多家庭都在努力勉强过日子。)
3、 Scrape by/along(表示勉强维持生活,可能带有一些艰辛的意味)
例句:She scrapes by on a part-time job and some government assistance. (她靠一份兼职工作和一些政府援助勉强过日子。)
4、 Live from hand to mouth(形象地表达生活非常拮据,没有积蓄,只能勉强维持生计)
例句:After losing his job, he had to live from hand to mouth. (失业后,他不得不勉强过日子。)