他勉勉强强能写自己的名字。

He can scarcely write his name.

丹尼错过了整个的六年级，七年级也基本上没上，仅能勉勉强强地阅读书报。

Danny had missed the entire sixth grade and most of seventh. He barely knew how to read.

但上校们的作为往往要街道上人们的大力呼喊之下才下得了决心，看上去勉勉强强，给人们不好的印象，仿佛他们骨子里还是希望走专权主义的老路似的。

But the generals have often acted only when prompted by shouting from the street, and then grudgingly, leaving the impression that their instincts remain stubbornly autocratic.