M-10：make the ends meet 收支平衡

A:I'm fed up with marriage.

A:我对婚姻压倦透了。

B:Why do you say so? Everyone admires that you have a good wife.

B：为什么?每个人都羡慕你有一个好妻子。

A:Oh, no. When we were poor, we often tried our best to make ends meet. It was a hard time.

A：哦，不是这样。我们穷的时候每个月都要尽力保持收支平衡，那是非常难熬的日子。

B:But now you are rich.

B：但你们现在有钱了。

A:And we have some squabbles on some boring things.

A:可我们在一些无聊的事上又有了新的争吵。

B:This is ordinary marriage life.

B：这就是平常的婚姻生活啊!