一息尚存 so long as this breath is left -- alive; as long as one lives; (as long as) one has breath in one's body; still have a spark of life left; there is but a small faint breath in one's mouth.; there is some breath yet.; till one's last gasp
希望 hope; wish; expect; want; desire; be hopeful; be dying for; a yen for; care 希望落空 fail to attain one's hope; 把希望变成现实 turn hopes into reality; 有成功的希望 have a hope of success; 毫无希望 without any hope; beyond (all) hope; 寄希望于 ... lay one's hope in [on] ...; (我们)诚挚地希望... it is earnestly hoped that...; 抱一线希望 hope against hope; 有一线希望。 there is a ray of hope. 有生命就有希望。 where there is life, there is hope. 老师对我寄予很大希望。 the teacher expects much of me
There are some hopeful signs : a new law , passed in october , provides for early retirement at 55 by mutual consent for some former civil servants , though the company , not the taxpayer , must pick up the tab 希望尚存: 10月通过的新法规定,倘若双方同意,一些原公务员可在年届55周岁时提前退休,但是公司必须承担费用,而不是由纳税人负责。