It's not that we were living beyond our means but we were certainly living up to them.

这并不意味着说我们的生活远远超出了我们的生活方式，但是我们肯定达到了标准。

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We wandered in and out of countless shops, becoming discouraged when we realized the cost of the promise was well beyond our means.

我们进出很多商店，当我们意识到梦想超越我们的承担能力时，我们气馁了。

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Holding his Martini glass at a casual angle, Ken reflected to no one in particular, “We have . . . always lived beyond our means.”

肯随意地拿着酒杯，没有特别针对某个人的问题，说了一句：“我们……总是不能按照自己所预想的方式来生活。”

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has a $13 trillion debt. "We have to make tough decisions about spending beyond our means."

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But beyond the basic needs, once our basic needs are met and that means food, shelter, basic education.

但超出基本需要后，当我们的基本需要得到满足，即有食物，住所，基础教育。

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In other words, we are living beyond our means in many areas of our lives.

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While the balances were growing, we could live beyond our means, beyond our current income level.

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"We just live with contentment and we don't live beyond our means, " John Betar said.

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