Grabbing hold of things with his own two hands and seeing the fruit of his efforts.

脚踏实地自食其力。

It's about time she paid for her own way.

是时候让她自食其力了。

And the fruits of a man's labor were his own.

人们自食其力，自给自足。

You work and pay off the mortgage and pay taxes and do what you should.

努力工作，还贷纳税，自食其力。

And because of crippling old age, he could no longer carry himself.

由于年老体衰，他再也不能自食其力了。

Save your money, work over the summer, work weekends, and just pay your way through.

省钱，暑假周末去打工，自食其力。

Raising their own food appears to help with both difficulties.

自食其力似乎有助于解决这两种困难。

You and me, we were on our own for a very long time.

们自食其力已经很久了。

He'll soon be setting off on a solitary life, fending entirely for himself.

它很快就会开始独居生活，完全自食其力。

He had to provide for himself and his younger sister.

他需要自食其力，更要给妹妹提供更好的生活。

Worked hard, was never ill, paid his mortgage, paid taxes, did his duty.

工作努力，从无病假，还贷缴税，自食其力。

I have six children, five of whom are married and selfsufficient.

有六个孩子其中五个都已经结婚，而且可以自食其力。

However, not all older people in China are sporty and self-sufficient.

然而，中国并不是所有的老年人都能运动自食其力。

He famously said that the combatants could " boil in their own oil" .

他曾说过一句著名的话: 参战人员可以“自食其力”。

No, my mind is made up. Starting now, you're on your own.

不必了，已经决定了。从现在开始，自食其力吧。

And to become that one survivor, it must fend for itself for years.

为了成为那唯一的幸存者，相当长的时间内，它必须自食其力。

The higher animals are the only ones who exclusively do their own work and provide their own living.

高级动物是唯一只干自己的活，自食其力的动物。

Read the following text and see how a young man struggles to stand on his own two feet.

阅读下面的文章，看看一个年轻人是如何挣扎着自食其力的。

And the minute we're back on our feet, I am gonna pay back your investment...every penny, with interest.

当的饭店可以自食其力了，会归还的投资...一分钱也不会少，利息也会给。

No! I told her if she stayed that she'd have to earn her keep and so she became the maid!

当然不！告诉她想留在家里就得自食其力，所以她成了家佣。