They barely have enough money to keep body and soul together.

他们仅有活命的钱。

She hardly eats enough to keep body and soul together.

她没有足够的食物来维持生命。

That has left people like Ken struggling to keep body and soul together.

这使得像Ken这样的人努力维持生活。

I toiled for them all the year round, but I could scarcely keep body and soul together.

我给他们一年到头干活，却难以维持生活。

John was unemployed. Most of the year he had made enough money to keep body and soul together.

约翰失业了，一年当中有大半日子几乎挣不到足够的钱来维持生计。

The serfs engaged in hard labor year in and year out and yet had no guaranteed food or clothing. Often they had to rely on money borrowed at usury to keep body and soul together.

农奴成年累月地辛勤劳动，却连温饱也 得不到 保障，经常要靠借高利贷勉强糊口。