The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.
古人认为地球漂浮在水里。
We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.
我们拼命往外舀水让船漂浮了几个小时。
Icebergs afloat today are made of snowflakes that have fallen over long ages of time.
今天漂浮在水面上的冰山由很多年前降落的雪花形成。
While the swimmer's movements may be smooth and fluid, people have neither fins to stay afloat or generate speed, nor gills to deal with going under.
虽然游泳者的动作可能是平稳和流畅的，但人们既没有鳍来保持漂浮或产生速度，也没有鳃用于在水下呼吸。
They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat.
他们谦虚地谈论了他们为让油轮保持不沉而付出的英勇努力。
Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard.
许多报社通过裁减新闻记者来渡过难关。
It's Tiffanie Standard, a counselor for young women of color in Philadelphia who want to be tech entrepreneurs—but who must work multiple jobs to stay afloat.
蒂法尼·斯坦达德在费城是一名顾问，她向有志成为科技企业家的有色人种女士提供服务，但是她需要身兼数职才能维持生计。
The balloon, a transparent structure that varies in design according to the type of appendicularian inhabiting it, also protects the animal and helps to keep it afloat.
气球是一个透明的结构，根据栖息在气球上的阑尾鱼的类型，气球的设计也有所不同，它还能保护动物，帮助它们保持漂浮。
Their remittances keep Moldova afloat.
依靠他们的汇款，摩尔多瓦才得以维持下去。
The Titanic stayed afloat for 2 hr. 40 min.
而泰坦尼克号漂浮了2小时40分钟——因此，人类的行为各不相同。
Cup of water vapor emitted slightly, tea quietly afloat.
杯子冒出微微的水汽，茶叶静静浮着。
The public now plays a big part in keeping farmers afloat.
现在，公众事业使农场能够顺利地经营下去。
It kept the Banks afloat and restored public confidence in them.
它保留了银行的活跃并恢复了公众的信心。
The state whaling company is kept afloat with cheap loans and subsidies.
国有捕鲸公司的存在也仰赖于低息贷款和补贴。
So the taxpayer had no real choice but to step in to keep the system afloat.
因此，纳税人别无选择，只能伸出援手以确保金融系统的正常运作。
Small daily pleasures keep us emotionally afloat, balancing out life's lows.
小的日常喜悦保持我们的情感荡漾着，以平衡我们生活中的低潮。
The company didn't need the money to stay afloat, but to keep its Banks happy.
公司不是用这笔钱来确保运营的，而是让银行高兴。
Chronically understaffed and under-funded, your team struggles to stay afloat.
由于一直都短缺人手并且资金不足，你的团队拼命努力才能勉强支撑。
If you're in the water, don't inflate your vest until you need it to keep afloat.
如果你在水中，知道你需要浮起来再充气。
The stimulus money helped keep many states afloat, a cushion that no longer exists.
这笔刺激资金帮助了许多州的财政得以维持，这种补贴再也不会有了。
Local museums, many of which struggled financially in recent years, are back afloat.
本地的博物馆，有些在近几年深陷财务危机，如今还清债务重新出发。
Many now sell tourist trinkets to stay afloat, cramming their stalls with souvenirs.
为维持生计，许多书摊现在开始出售卖给游客的小饰品，摊位上充斥着这种纪念品。
Many of them have jobs that require them to dip into credit lines just to stay afloat.
她们中的许多人因为工作原因必须透支信用额度来维持生活现状。
Billions of dollars of foreign aid helped keep Georgia afloat, but they are running out.
数十亿美元的国际援助曾帮助格鲁吉亚勉强维持，但也正濒临耗尽。
That seems to be the mission of the finance industry as a whole: to keep everyone afloat.
这似乎是金融业整体的一个使命：让所有的支持供应者幸存下来。
Such methods will help you do your part in keeping your company, or at least your job afloat.
这些方法会帮助你在维持公司正常运作上尽好你的职责，或至少保住你的工作。
The obvious way to keep the household financially afloat is for the mother to go out to work.
很明显，使家庭收入上升的方式就是母亲外出工作。
The obvious way to keep the household financially afloat is for the mother to go out to work.
很明显，使家庭收入上升的方式就是母亲外出工作。
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