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勉强他做事不是教育孩子的办法。 It is not the way to educate a child by making him do things against his will.
他勉强答应下来了。 He gave a reluctant promise.
他在黑暗中只能勉强辨认出道路。 He was just able to discern the road from the dark.
她测验勉强及格. She only just scraped through the test.
他勉强被容许留在这里。 He is here on sufferance.
我靠父母扶养勉强过活. I can just scrape along on what my parents give me.
他们的工资勉强够维持生活的. Their wages are barely enough to keep the wolf from the door.
我们只要给他稍加点分, 他就能勉强及格. If we mark him up a tiny bit, he'll just get through.
他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强　口. They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.