I knew how hard Dad worked to scrape together enough money for my accordion and lessons.

我知道，为了我的手风琴和琴课，父亲是多么辛苦工作才勉强凑够钱的。

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It usually happens that, before they can scrape together enough money, it is seized by the country officers or taken away by robbers and thieves or by fire and flood.

还没等到聚很多财的时候就要么被县官要么被水火或盗贼侵犯掠夺了。

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With the help of the House of Peace community center in Milwaukee, Ashford hopes to scrape together enough food and money to survive another month and move into a new home.

同帮助和平之家社区活动中心，密尔沃基阿什福德希望拼凑足够的食物和金钱，生存，再过一个月，搬进了新家。

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That's a windfall for Hope's owners, the Liu family, who once had to sell their watches and bicycles to scrape together enough money to raise quail.

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