習語口語對話大全(MP3+中英字幕) 第230期:make the ends meet
make the ends meet
收支平衡A:I'm fed up with marriage.
A:我對婚姻壓倦透了。B:Why do you say so? Everyone admires that you have a good wife.
B:為什麼?每個人都羨慕你有一個好妻子。
A:Oh, no. When we were poor, we often tried our best to make ends meet. It was a hard time.
A:哦,不是這樣。我們窮的時候每個月都要盡力保持收支平衡,那是非常難熬的日子。B:But now you are rich.
B:但你們現在有錢了。A:And we have some squabbles on some boring things.
A:可我們在一些無聊的事上又有了新的爭吵。B:This is ordinary marriage life.
B:這就是平常的婚姻生活啊!