活路

yào zhǎo tiáo huó lù bù néng děng zhe ái è

要找条活路，不能等着挨饿。

We must do something and not wait and starve.

jiù shè huì nǎ yǒu zán qióng rén de huó lù

旧社会哪有咱穷人的活路？

What way out was there for our poor folk in old society?

méi yǒu huó lù

没有活路

no way to make a living

dà jiā jué de tā tí chū de jì shù gé xīn fāng àn shì tiáo huó lù

大家觉得他提出的技术革新方案是条活路。

Everybody agreed that his plan for technological innovation is workable.

yù jiàn bái yáng shù xiàng zuǒ zhuàn shì yī tiáo huó lù

遇见白杨树向左转是一条活路。

When you see a poplar tree, turn left and the road will take you out.

yòu bian de lù cái shì huó lù

右边的路才是活路。

This road to the right is a through one.