“吃土”正确姿势,没人可以穷过你!

2016-11-09 09:53:11  每日学英语
  “吃土”的英文表达

  双十一倒计时中……你的手准备好被剁了吗?接下来两个月的土堆好了吗?向父母男友哭穷的词备好了吗?只用poor根本不足表达以我们的穷苦程度,必须要整点新词了~

  

  (没钱付款的痛苦谁能懂)

  1. dirt-poor 极贫困的

  例句:Korea used to be dirt poor, and they were being looked down on.

  韩国也曾经贫穷,被人看不起。

  

 (哪位亲可以告诉我)

  2. Max out my credit card 刷爆了我的信用卡

  例句:She's maxed out three credit cards.

  他已经刷爆了三张卡了。

  

  3. poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗

  (直译为穷的像教堂里的老鼠……就是一贫如洗的意思)

  例句:With his company doing bankrupt, he is now as poor as a church mouse .

  随着他的公司倒闭破产,他目前已是一贫如洗。

  

  (聊天可以,别提钱,会哭)

  4.on one's uppers 一贫如洗

  (uppers是鞋帮的意思,on one's uppers穿着鞋底磨穿的鞋,表示一贫如洗,穷困潦倒)

  例句: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。

  

  (西北风的时候还能喝上点)

  5.be broke 身无分文

  例句:I'll be broke in two months.

  我会在两个月内破产。

  

 

  6.low on cash 缺钱花

  例句:I' m low on cash right now.

  我现在现金不足。

  7. live from hand to mouth 勉强糊口,度日维艰

  (hand to mouth 现挣现吃,只能满足目前的需求,主要指食物方面)

  例句:They can only live from hand to mouth.

  他们的日子是只能糊口。

  

  (要钱时惯用的悲伤表情)

  8.not have a bean 囊中羞涩

  (一个豆豆没有,囊肿羞涩)

  例句:Most people in the area are unemployed and not have a bean to spend.

  这地方的很多人都失业待岗,没钱花。

 

 

  (最终我感动了变形计)

  9.down and out 穷困潦倒

  例句:The writer was down and out,but he still went on with his writing.

  那个作家虽然已经穷困潦倒了,但他还是继续写作。

  

(而这个人,却笑开了花)
 

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