It's quite a struggle to make an honest living.

要踏实地过日子总是十分辛苦的。

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The owner just wants to make an honest living.

老板只是想诚实地谋生。

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He has always earned an honest living.

他一贯堂堂正正地谋生。

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He has brought needed supplies with him. "Wooo.It's about time you got back to earning an honest living.

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Then you're not supposed to ever do anything that's not honest or not living up to contracts, but your purpose is only one purpose: it's the shareholder.

所以你不能做任何,不诚实或者不符合合同要求的事,你的服务人群只有一个,就是股东

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They say it will succeed when Switzerland is called the Kyrgyzstan of Europe, where everyone in and out of government can make an honest and decent living.

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These trends make it harder and harder for new authors to get established, and make an honest living.

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They try to make an honest living the best they can.

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In a wide-ranging interview, Rogers revealed the internal strife he went through when trying to reconcile his love of playing football for a living with his desire to be honest with those closest to him.

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