有没有一种感觉
一直在工作却一直很穷
这就是所谓的“穷忙族”
穷,是怎样一种感受
就是明明想成为
爱奇艺优酷和腾讯的会员
结果只能去找百度云资源
这是物质上的穷
也许我们更缺乏精神上的富足
谁知道呢
俗话说要穷的有志气
直面问题首先就要承认自己穷
今天教大家如何表达“我!很!穷!”
1. low on cash 缺钱花
OK, you got me. I‘m low on cash this month!
好吧。你猜对了。我这个月正缺钱呢!
2. poor as a church mouse 像教堂里的耗子那么穷,一贫如洗
Nobody could imagine that he was as poor as a church mouse when he first came to Hong Kong.
没人能想象到当初他刚来到香港的时候是一贫如洗的。
3. dirt-poor 非常穷困的;极贫困的
Where would this dirt-poor Jack get a hundred dollars?
杰克这个穷光蛋到哪儿弄一百美元去?
4. working poor 穷忙族(在低报酬职务工作的人)
Now, more and more people are involved in “working poor”.
现在,越来越多的人们被卷入了“穷忙族”的圈子。
5. live from paycheck to paycheck 月光族
We stress about the fact that we live from paycheck to paycheck but we don’t change our spending habits.
我们强调我们靠薪水过日子,常常不够花,但从来不改变自己的消费习惯。
6. max out (credit card) 刷爆信用卡
A good way to become penniless is to max out your credit cards and keep borrowing more until the repayments overwhelm you.
想变得一贫如洗的好办法就是最大限度地透支你的信用卡,并不断地借更多的钱,直到债务把你压垮。
7. be broke 破产了,身无分文了
If you keep spending money like this, you‘re going be broke.
如果你继续这样花钱,你很快会身无分文的。
8. live from hand to mouth 勉强糊口
When I had no job last winter, I had to live from hand to mouth.
去年冬天没找到工作,我不得不过着勉强糊口的生活。