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"They seem to have wandered in after the last rains, " he replied softly. "I suppose they must be living off the rodents and birds. "

“好像它俩自从上次雨季后就已经在这儿游荡了。”他小声回答我，“我猜这两个小家伙一定是在躲避那些啮齿动物和鸟儿。”

Due to a combination of the environmental requirements and the necessity of living off a host plant, sandalwood is not easy to propagate.

由于对环保要求的结合和生活过的主机电站的必要性，檀香是不容易传播。

And I'd like to talk just briefly a little about on-campus living, off-campus living, and some of the advantages and disadvatages of each.

我将简单的谈一下有关住在校内或校外的优点和缺点。

On the contrary, Italian men stop work and begin living off the state at the average age of 60. 7, among the youngest in Europe.

恰恰相反，意大利人平均退休年龄是60.7岁，属于欧洲最年轻的之列。

Therefore, whenever Sally starts living off her savings, people imagine that Jim must be cutting back on his own standard of living.

因此，当张三需要依靠存款过活，就必须以牺牲李四的生活水准为代价。

Coming up in today's show, Tzu Chi volunteers hold a free clinic for people living off a huge landfill outside Jakarta in Indonesia.

慈济志工为居住在印尼雅加达市郊垃圾山附近的民众举办义诊。

Since moving to Arkansas from Iowa in February, Johnson said, he was living off money made by selling diamonds.

约翰逊说，自从而二月从爱荷华州搬到阿肯色以来，自己一直以卖钻石为生。

Today, most of the populace is self sustaining, except for those countries where drought has destroyed all chance of living off the land.

现在，大多数人是自给自足的，除了那些被干旱摧毁了所有以土地为食的机会的国家。

Living off benefits and struggling to pay the mortgage, in March 2011 Beatie said he was "desperate" and filed for bankruptcy.

比提现在靠着政府救济来维持生活，还要为还贷而苦苦挣扎。今年三月，他曾说过自己感到很“绝望”，并且申请了破产。

In his 2010 book Off the Grid, Nick Rosen estimates that up to 520, 000 households and up to a million people are living off the grid.

在《摆脱能源网》这本书里尼克罗森估计多达52万户和100万人生活在依靠这个网生活。

A serious deficiency of iodine occurs, therefore, mainly in populations living off the land in remote and isolated regions.

因此，严重的缺碘症主要发生在居住在偏远与世隔绝的地区里的人们身上。

The family used to be farmers, but living off the small plot of land proved too hard.

这一家人曾经都是农民，然而靠着一点薄地为生实在是太艰难了。

Over time it became apparent to realtors that you could make a living off of rental properties.

随着时间的过去，对房屋经纪人而言，变得显然的是你可以依靠出租房屋来维生。

In rich countries, workfare is meant to stop people living off the state rather than finding gainful employment.

在发达国家，工作福利意味着帮助人们脱离对国家的依赖，而不是阻止人们自己去赚钱。

In almost every area of the world, we have been living off capital-warding off the immediate, rarely dealing with underlying problems.

在世界上几乎每一个地区，我们都是在吃老本，摆脱开眼前的事，很少去处理带根本性的问题。

Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice.

许多生活在城镇的人梦想开办他们自己的农场，靠种地为生。

The trouble is, surplus countries have become used to living off the spending of others.

麻烦的是，贸易盈余国家已习惯于依赖他国的消费。

They survive the cold season in their below-frostline burrows living off the fat they stored up during the summer and fall.

它们在霜线以下的洞穴里，靠夏季和秋季储存的脂肪度过寒冷的冬季。

Some older workers may have retired early, even if that meant living off of a smaller nest egg and accepting lower living standards.

一些年纪大的工人则可能提前退休，即使那意味着只能靠着更少的养老金生活，从而只能接受更低的生活标准。

Living off campus with a relative or friends saves money, if suitable accommodation is available and public transport is efficient.

如果有条件，且公共交通方便，您可住在校外，与亲戚或朋友同住，从而节省开销。