When his parents died he had to learn to stand on his own two feet.

他的父母去世后他不得不学会自立。

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To a disciple who was always at his prayers the Master said, "When will you stop leaning on God and stand on your own two feet"?

神甫对一个常常向上帝祈祷的信徒说：“什么时候你才可以不依赖于上帝的恩泽而凭借自己的能力脚踏实地呢？”

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When Shakespeare was young, his father was declared bankrupt, forcing the young writer to stand on his own two feet and forget about going to university.

当莎士比亚年轻的时候，他的父亲宣布破产，强迫年轻的作家依靠自己的能力生活，放弃读大学的梦想。

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and tries to marshal in the process of working his will in the world, to make his way in it, to earn his living, to stand on his own two feet.

在完成这世上他的意志的时候他也试图整理，用这种方式生活，自食其力。

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