We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.

我们拼命往外舀水让船漂浮了几个小时。

It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks.

帮助破产银行摆脱困境的大部分费用将由纳税人支付。

Today, American taxpayers are bailing out GM and Chrysler, foreign competitors make most of the world's best cars, and the Big Three account for less than half the cars sold in the United States.

如今，美国纳税人正在救助通用汽车和克莱斯勒，外国竞争对手制造着世界上最好的汽车，而这“三巨头”在美国的汽车销量还不到一半。