So, being " on the breadline" describes someone who depends on food donations to survive.

因此，" on the breadline" 某人靠着食物捐赠过活。

What would breadlines during a pandemic have looked like? Do we want to know?

疫情期间排队领取救济的队伍会什么样子? 我们想知道吗?

If you lose your livelihood you could end up on the breadline.

如果你丢去了你谋生的手段，那你会沦落到靠着救济过日子。

A " breadline" is a line of people seeking food from a charity or government agency.

" breadline（救济队伍）" 指的一行向慈善机构或者政府机构寻求食物的人。

Oftentimes, dinner was served in breadlines and soup kitchens.

通常， 晚餐在排队领面包的队伍和施粥处提供的。

I mean, really on the breadline or below it.

我的意思， 真的在面包线上或下。

From putting me on the breadline and you behind bars.

到时我就等着丢饭碗 你就等着蹲号子吧。

So once the economy is disrupted like this, lots of people find themselves without a real safety net on the breadline.

因此，一旦经济像这样被打乱，很多人就会发现自己在救济金线上没有真正的安全网。

Well, just make sure you stay on his daughter's good side too. If you guys break up, you might find yourself on the breadline.

好吧，你也要站在他女儿这边。如果你们分手的话，你可能会发现自己生活清贫。

You could be a millionaire and still get the state pension or you could be somebody on the breadlines is another thing that's really coming under scrutiny.

你可能百万富翁， 但仍能领取国家养老金， 或者你可能靠救济金生存的人， 这另一件真正受到审查的事情。