听说学英语日报No.052

If you want to keep your head above water, you have to spend the money carefully.

◆keep one's head above water
字面词义：使脑袋保持在水面之上。
真正含义：使自己免于负债或陷入困境。

◆句子翻译
如果你想避免负债累累，你就必须小心翼翼的花钱。

1、If you want to keep your head above water, you should spend the money the less the better.
如果你想避免负债累累，你花的钱越少越好。
2、I need 50 dollars this month to keep my head above water.
这个月我需要五十元才能不负债。
3、I'm managing to keep my head above water, though I'm not earning much.
我尽管收入不多，却能设法不欠债。
4、The cost of living is now so high that you need to earn a good income just to keep your head above water.
生活费用现在是如此之高，必须要有很好的收入才得以维持生活。

5、Mr. Smith has had a treat deal of extra work recently, but he just manages to keep his head above water.
史密斯先生最近手头有大量的份外工作，但是他还是设法对付过去了。
6、My brother has been having a hard time keeping his head above water since he lost his job.
自从我弟弟失业后，维持生活就变得格外艰难。
7、He lives in a simple life in order to keep his head above water.
为了不负债，他一直都过着简单的生活。
8、If you want to keep your head above water, you must work hard and earn lots of money.
如果你想不负债，你就要努力工作，赚很多钱。