【摩登家庭】“他们不得不变卖资产来维持公司运转。”

【句子】Nina, you do whatever you have to do to keep us afloat here.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/ˈniː.nə/  /juː/ /duː/ /wɒtˈev.ə/ /wɑːˈtev.ər/ /juː/ /hæv/ /tʊ/ /duː/ /tʊ/ /kiːp/ /ʌs/ /əˈfləʊt/ /hɪə(r)/【发音技巧】whatever闪音；keep us连读；afloat here不完全爆破；【翻译】妮娜，想尽一切办法，稳住现在的局势。【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下英文中这个短语的用法，keep sb. afloat，这个短语字面的意思是：“让某个人漂浮在水面上”，to cause or enable someone to remain floating on the surface of a body of water；引申意味是：“维持（某人、家庭、公司、组织等）的生存，使其免于失败、破产”，相当于to maintain economic or functional survival或者“使（某人）在情感或精神上保持振作”，to sustain interest, relevance, or attention； eg: They had to sell assets to keep the company afloat. 他们不得不变卖资产来维持公司运转。 eg: His sense of humor is what keeps him afloat during these difficult times.他的幽默感是他在这些艰难时期支撑下去的动力。 eg: The support from her friends kept her afloat after the personal tragedy.朋友们的支持让她在遭遇个人悲剧后得以振作。 eg: She took on two jobs to keep her family afloat after her husband lost his.在丈夫失业后，她做了两份工作来养家糊口。 这个短语还可以用于被动语态：eg: The restaurant is kept afloat by a few loyal customers.这家餐馆靠几位老主顾勉强维持着。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】The loan kept the business afloat during the recession.