They scraped a living by playing music on the streets.

他们在街头演奏音乐，勉强维持生活。

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Playing music doesn't mean life treats you any better.

从事音乐事业并不意味着生活会对你更好。

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She explained that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer them up by playing music.

她解释说，她在这个世界上看到很多不快乐的人，她试图通过播放音乐让他们高兴起来。

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His idea started when he heard two religious workers playing music for free in New York City's underground transportation system.

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It's like chaos, loud, and people were playing music.

一片混乱，喧嚣，还有人播放音乐。

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Suppose I hold up my boom box for you and it's playing music.

假设我拿着我的扬声器给你们播放音乐

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Indeed, it seemed there was nothing he enjoyed more than playing music for a few friends.

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Adebimpe met Sitek there, and they began playing music together before Malone joined the band.

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Many are engaged in highly un-skeletonlike activities such as riding bicycles, playing music or getting married.

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