Many families struggle to make ends meet.

许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。

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People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet.

人们不再需要为见面的时间和地点制定明确的计划。

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But do Millennials respond to these economic troubles by doing whatever it takes to make ends meet?

但是，千禧一代会为了应对这些经济问题而不择手段吗？

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They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money to pay for the things they need.

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So this is where you'd go to relax, to make a business deal, to meet your friends, to chat, to try to have sex, try to meet somebody.

人们可以在那儿得到放松，谈谈生意，见见朋友，聊天，性爱，约会。

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It's an expensive place to live, so most of my friends do try to get part-time jobs to make ends meet.

这个地方生活成本很高，所以我的很多朋友都试着找份能够糊口的兼职。

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Strikingly, about 45% of those who get help don't qualify for government assistance because they work and don't meet government income guidelines, but they still don't make enough money to make ends meet.

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Then, to make ends meet, she plans to take bigger investment risks.

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The good news in all of this is for the small, "mom-and-pop" ISPs who have been struggling to make ends meet (click here to read about the mom-and-pop online shops).

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