Don,you never help around the house with the house work.
唐,你从来不帮着做家务。
Well,I'm wiinning the bread and butter,aren't I?
恩,我不是每天都为家里挣钱吗?
Where have you been these days?I havn't seen you for a long time.
你最近干嘛去了?我都很久没见到你了。
Oh,I'm winning the bread and butter,because my mother has been sick.
哦,我在维持生计啊,我妈妈病了很久了。
精讲部分
Win the bread and butter字面意思上是“赢得面包和黄油”。在西方,面包和黄油是日常饮食的基本需求,常用来指代生存的必需品,生计。所以win the bread and butter就是“谋生,维持生计”的意思。