你靠什么谋生？

What do you do for a living ?

《牛津词典》

他靠挨家挨户推销百科全书勉强谋生。

He made a living of sorts selling encyclopedias door-to-door.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

他靠写作谋生。

He depended on his writing for his income.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The image here that comes to mind for me is one of these deposed kings who ends up waiting on tables to make a living in New York.

我此刻想到的一幅景象,便是一位被废黜的国王,沦落到要在纽约靠当侍应生谋生的结局。

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