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“穷到吃土”怎么用英语表达!

2017-04-06 西岸英语

每个月都有那么几天要穷到吃土

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1.  Not have a bean (一个子都没有了)


He doesn't have a bean, but she's set on marrying him.

他一个子都没有,但是她还是决定嫁给他


2.  I’ m skint.(我身无分文了)


3.  dirt-poor非常穷困的


In fact, he grew up dirt-poor in rural Tennessee.

事实上,他在贫穷的田纳西乡下长大。


4.  max out credit cards 刷爆卡

Even the metered fare will max out your credit card.

即便打表,打车费用也会刷爆你的信用卡。


She's maxed out three credit cards.

她已经刷爆了三张卡了。


5.  be broke身无分文

I'm gonna be broke in a month.

不出一个月我就身无分文了。

I seem to be permanently broke.

我似乎永远没钱。


6.  live from hand to mouth度日维艰

We live from hand to mouth because my father is an accountant with a low salary.

我们过着仅能糊口的生活,因为我父亲只是个薪水很低的会计员。


When I had no job last winter, I had to live from hand to mouth.

去年冬天没找到工作,我不得不过着勉强糊口的生活。



7.  not have a bean囊中羞涩

He doesn't have a bean, but she's set on marrying him.

虽然他没钱,可她还是决意要嫁她。



8.  On one's uppers一贫如洗

Joe invited us out to lunch because we were both on our uppers.

琼请我们出去吃饭,因为我俩都没钱了。


9.  down and out 穷困潦倒

Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.

莎拉在失去她的工作和房子后,就穷困潦倒了。

Would you still love me, when I'm down and out?

当我穷困潦倒时你是否依旧爱我?

10.  pauper穷光蛋

And, of course, when he died, he didn't die a pauper.

当然,他临终时并非是个穷光蛋。

He did not take kindly to the tag of pauper.

他可不喜欢别人叫他作穷光蛋。


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