His small farm provides maintenance, but not much more.

农场能使们维, 但仅此而已。

He earns his living as a motorcar driver.

当汽车司机维。

He earns a precarious living as a window washer.

靠做擦窗工维着朝不保夕。

That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.

那老人靠女儿收入维。

They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.

们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维着朝不保夕。

He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family.

把钱给一穷人家维。

He was an independent income.

有一份不必工作而能维收入。