现在的年轻人都喜欢提前消费,所以难免时常囊中羞涩,皮卡丘刚参加工作的时候最期待的就是每个月15号发工资。到手的钱基本上几天就没了,忙着还同学、朋友,钱包马上又是空空如也,回到“解放前”。今天皮卡丘教大家“穷困潦倒”的各式英文表达!
1. Scrape by 指“勉强度日”
Borrowing money from friends and relatives helped him toscrape by.
他全靠亲朋好友的接济度日!
2. Make ends meet
指“收支相抵”、“量入为出”,“收入微薄,勉强过活”。
They've got to watch every penny to make ends meet.
他们得精打细算才能维持下去。
3. Live from hand to mouth
指手里的食物仅能勉强满足眼前的需要,“勉强糊口”。
We always lived from hand to mouth in those days.
那时候,我们总是过着朝不保夕的生活。
4. As poor as a church mouse 指“一贫如洗”。
Although very rich in his youth, he is now as poor as a church mouse.
虽然年轻时很有钱, 他现在却穷得一贫如洗。
5. Keep body and soul together 指“挣钱糊口”。
I hate my job, but I have to keep body and soul together somehow.
我讨厌我的工作,但不管怎么样我得挣钱糊口。
6. Feel the pinch 指因缺钱而陷入困境
The high rate of unemployment is making many families feel the pinch.
失业率很高,许多家庭感到日子不好过了。
7. Chicken feed 指“微不足道的钱”、“零钱”。
My salary is chicken feed compared with hers.
与她相比,我的工资少得可怜。
【四六级词汇】
precaution [prɪˈkɔːʃ(ə)n] n.预防措施
【例】The traffic barriers were put there as a safety precaution.
那里设置了交通路障,作为安全措施。
cautious → caution → precaution
俗话说的好,关心则乱。care(n./v.)关心等于caut,-ious形容词后缀,cautious形容词谨慎的,慎重的。-ion名词后缀,caution名词谨慎,慎重。前缀pre-预,先,提前想好各种对策,就是precaution名词预防措施。明智的预防措施:wise/sensible precaution。
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