worse than animals (/beasts of burden) ❍ 居住在这里的藏族人民，世世代代过着～的悲惨生活。(金敬迈《欧阳海之歌》114) The Tibetans have lived here for generations,in condi tions worse than animals!
牛马不如niú mǎ bù rú
生活还不如牛马。比喻生活非常艰难。live worse than beasts of burden, live worse than animals