1·I'm just treading water.
我只是在踏着水流。
2·This same lift force is generated while treading water.
当运动员进行踩水的时候也会有相同的上升力产生。
3·While treading water, one does not push down on the water.
当你做踩水动作时，你不会从水面之上向水下压水。
4·Are you progressing in life, or are you just treading water?
在生活中，你是不断前进，还是止步不前？
5·I began to feel like I was treading water, instead of drowning in it.
直译是我觉得我开始踩在水上了，而不是被它淹着。意思应该是说自己开始由被动变主动了。
6·They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck.
他们看起来可能就像是在踩水和看着甲板。
7·That means most Americans have been treading water for more than a generation.
这意味着大多数美国人已经有超过一代人的时间处于停滞不前的状态。
8·I think we're going to be treading water in this range for some time, "he said."
“我认为我们将被踩在这一段时间范围内的水，”他说。
9·Should I start looking for another job, or just try to grin and bear it? - Treading water?
我是否应该开始寻找下一份工作吗，还是该试着忍受现在这份工作呢？
10·“They’re treading water right now, ” said Jordan Rohan, an analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company.
施蒂费尔,尼古拉公司的研究员乔丹罗汉说：“他们现在正在趟着水过河。”