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get by过日子,糊口,勉强对付

例句：She never works but somehow she gets by.
      她从不工作, 但总能凑合着过下去。

      No one is able to get by without oxygen.
      没有氧气人不能维持生命。

2.Kyra, normally -- in normal times if you're out of work you can apply for an unemployment insurance and you get 26 weeks of unemployment benefits on average.

apply for申请

例句：He applied for a passport.
      他申请护照。

      I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.
      我决定申请奖学金。

on average平均，按平均数计算

例句：On average we receive five letters each day.
      我们平均每天收到五封信。