虽然不知道上下文，但楼下sofardli对eking的解释是对的：eke+ing=eking。整个句子是说：但不能等到你老了再做这件事，你现在也许可以凑合过几天（言外之意是以后可能就不行了）。(a couple a day 只是口语的写法 a couple of days，如果没有上下文的其他提示，这句话看不出跟婚姻有关）这老外是黑人吗？...
Verb
1.
eke out - supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"fill...
