“吃土”正確姿勢,沒人可以窮過你!

2016-11-09 09:53:11  每日學(xué)英語
  “吃土”的英文表達(dá)

  雙十一倒計時中……你的手準(zhǔn)備好被剁了嗎?接下來兩個月的土堆好了嗎?向父母男友哭窮的詞備好了嗎?只用poor根本不足表達(dá)以我們的窮苦程度,必須要整點新詞了~

  

  (沒錢付款的痛苦誰能懂)

  1. dirt-poor 極貧困的

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

  韓國也曾經(jīng)貧窮,被人看不起。

  

 (哪位親可以告訴我)

  2. Max out my credit card 刷爆了我的信用卡

  例句:She's maxed out three credit cards.

  他已經(jīng)刷爆了三張卡了。

  

  3. poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗

  (直譯為窮的像教堂里的老鼠……就是一貧如洗的意思)

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

  隨著他的公司倒閉破產(chǎn),他目前已是一貧如洗。

  

  (聊天可以,別提錢,會哭)

  4.on one's uppers 一貧如洗

  (uppers是鞋幫的意思,on one's uppers穿著鞋底磨穿的鞋,表示一貧如洗,窮困潦倒)

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

  瓊請我們出去吃飯,因為我倆都沒錢了。

  

  (西北風(fēng)的時候還能喝上點)

  5.be broke 身無分文

  例句:I'll be broke in two months.

  我會在兩個月內(nèi)破產(chǎn)。

  

 

  6.low on cash 缺錢花

  例句:I' m low on cash right now.

  我現(xiàn)在現(xiàn)金不足。

  7. live from hand to mouth 勉強糊口,度日維艱

  (hand to mouth 現(xiàn)掙現(xiàn)吃,只能滿足目前的需求,主要指食物方面)

  例句:They can only live from hand to mouth.

  他們的日子是只能糊口。

  

  (要錢時慣用的悲傷表情)

  8.not have a bean 囊中羞澀

  (一個豆豆沒有,囊腫羞澀)

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

  這地方的很多人都失業(yè)待崗,沒錢花。

 

 

  (最終我感動了變形計)

  9.down and out 窮困潦倒

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

  那個作家雖然已經(jīng)窮困潦倒了,但他還是繼續(xù)寫作。

  

(而這個人,卻笑開了花)
 

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