L-13：live from hand to mouth 刚好糊口

A:It was really hard for our parents to save money when they were young.

A：我们的父母年轻时攒点钱可真难啊。

B:Most people were living from hand to mouth. How could they?

B：大多数人都只能勉强糊口，他们怎能攒下钱呢?

A:Yeah. They simply had no extra money to save up or for other things.

A：对呀，他们没有多余的钱存下来，也没有多余的钱买其他的东西。

B:Fortunately, things are changing these years.

B：好在这些年情况已经有所改观了。