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

他靠挨家挨户推销百科全书勉强谋生。

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They made a living as divers, spearfishing or harvesting shellfish.

他们以潜水、鱼叉捕鱼或收获贝类为生。

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This was an important business before the days of tractors when many families made a living from farming, and mules were used as work animals.

在拖拉机出现之前，这是一项重要的业务。当时，许多家庭以务农为生，骡子被用作役畜。

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He's made a living from catching Boston Harbor lobsters since 1964.

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He claimed that living in Illinois and Wisconsin -- where slavery was illegal -- had made him a free man.

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But he made a comeback in the early nineteen eighties, with "Living in America."

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In the 1700s and 1800s, most people practicing science made a living in other fields.

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For years, he found it almost impossible to raise funds and barely made a living.

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Years ago in Europe this is how some young struggling artists made a living.

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