We had hardly anything to eat for days on end.

我们已经连续数日几乎没东西可吃的了。

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Chinese have always "to eat for days, " whether basic survival needs: the basic necessities of life needs, or further: eat, sleep, play, is inseparable from the "food" and "eat".

中国人壹直∥以了好几天，“无论基本地生存需求：生活的基本必须品的需求，或者进一步：吃喝玩乐，都离不开“食物”和“吃”。

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They didn't have enough food to eat, so they often went hungry for days.

他们没有足够的食物吃，所以经常一连几天挨饿。

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So I just buy what I'm going to eat for like one or two days.

我买点儿够我吃一两天的东西。

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