He grabbed onto it to keep afloat and swam ashore.

他抓住箱子浮在水面，游上岸去。

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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。

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The remainder were forced to shed hundreds of businesses or divisions in order to keep afloat and concentrate on what they did best.

余下的企业为求生存，不得不从各种产业中退出，或者裁掉部分分支机构，专注做自己最擅长的领域。

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because the government's expenditures are only going to keep the economy afloat for so long.

因为政府的开支就是要保持经济的长期运转。

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