如何用英语来表达穷(在线收听

  双十一过去了……双十二还远吗?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~
  1. dirt-poor 极贫困的
  例句:Where would the dirt-poor Tom get a hundred dollars?
  汤姆这个穷光蛋到哪儿弄一百美元去?
  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。
  4.be broke 身无分文
  例句:I'll be broke in two months.
  我会在两个月内破产。
  5. 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。
  6.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。
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