1·The new students were just left to sink or swim.
学校完全让新生自生自灭。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·I think athletes sink or swim depending on how they motivate themselves.
我认为运动员的成败取决于他们如何激励自己。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·This time he'll sink or swim.
这回对他将是成败在此一举。
4·This is a sink or swim situation.
这是一个不计成败的情况。
5·Sink or swim, he must try.
成败劝靠自己，他必须尝试！
6·I did not know if I would sink or swim.
我不知自己将会沉没还是会安然渡过。
7·So I know that when its time to sink or swim.
所以我知道是自己奋斗的时候了。
8·The antecedent nations sink or swim with thee.
先行的民族跟着你沉没或前进。
9·Go out with the spirit "sink or swim", and a person will not sink.
带着破釜沉舟的精神去闯，一个人就不会沉没。
10·Newcomers are given no training. They are simply left to sink or swim.
新来的人不会有训练，就让他们自生自灭吧。