Other businesses cling on and hope.参考译文：其他企业/公司仍然坚持着并满怀着希望。备注：cling on和hope是由并列连词and连接的两个并列谓语动词。cling on和hang on区别如下【1】cling on 表示不愿意放弃某事/某物或者不愿意停止做某事。Throughout the trial she had clung to the belief that he was innocent.在整个审判中，她都坚持相信他是清白的。He had one last hope to cling on to.他还抱着最后的一线希望。She managed to cling on to life for another couple of years.她顽强地又活了几年。After her mother's death, Sara clung to her aunt more than ever.萨拉在母亲去世后比以往任何时候都更依附于她的姨妈。【2】hang on? 表示面对困难或阻力坚持不懈，不泄气努力去避免失败去获得成功Without the support of my parents I would have probably cracked up completely. But I managed to hang on.假如没有我父母的支持，我可能已经彻底垮掉了。但我还是坚持了下来。Manchester United hung on to take the Cup.? 曼联队坚持到了最后，夺得了足总杯的冠军。