迷你对话学地道口语第260期:穷困潦倒 穷到极点

　　迷你对话：
A: Please lend me some money.
借点钱给我，好吗？
B: OK, do you want it urgently¹?
没问题，你有急用吗？
A: Yeah, I really want it. I am on my uppers².
对，我真的非常急需这笔钱。
B: Right, here you are.
好吧，给你。
A: Thanks.
谢谢。
地道表达：
on one’s uppers
解词释义：
这个习语字面意思是指把鞋子的鞋底都磨破了，只好拿鞋面来当鞋底穿着走路，当然这是不可能办到，因此用以比喻“人处于极其穷困潦倒的境地”。
支持范例：
He was on his uppers when I came across him.
我是在他穷困潦倒时碰见他的。
Mr. Green had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers.
格林先生已失业好几个月了，现在生活十分困难。
People should lend him a helpful hand; he's really on his uppers.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
I believe he is the youngest son of an earl, but he seems on his uppers.
我相信他是伯爵的小儿子，不过他看来已经穷困潦倒了。

1 urgently   

ad.紧急地，紧迫地

参考例句：

• You would be well advised to tackle this problem urgently. 你还是抓紧处理这个问题为好。
• Please send us the material at once; it's urgently needed. 请把材料赶紧送来，有急用。

2 uppers   

n.鞋帮，靴面( upper的名词复数 )；兴奋剂

参考例句：

• The halves of the uppers came piling steadily down. 鞋帮不断地传到嘉莉那里，越积越多。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Mr. Green had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers. 格林先生已失业好几个月了，现在生活十分困难。 来自辞典例句