這個月的money又雙叒叕花光了，接下來又要吃土了，那你知道如何用英語表達(dá)吃土嗎？

難道是eat earth ？

如果你真的這么說，那可就鬧笑話了

如何正確用英語表達(dá)吃土呢？

1.flat broke 意為：破產(chǎn)，身無分文

比如：I'm flat broke after Double Eleven .

雙十一過后，我窮的只能吃土了。

2.hard up 意為：缺錢的

I'm so hard up right now , I can't afford that coat.

我現(xiàn)在窮的叮當(dāng)響，買不起那件外套。

3.run out 意為：用完的

比如：My money is about to run out.

我的錢快花光了。

4.not have a penny to one's name 意為：窮的叮當(dāng)響

比如：I didn't have a penny to my name when I was in college.

讀大學(xué)時，我窮的叮當(dāng)響。

5.live from hand to mouth 靠從手到嘴的生活，意為：勉強(qiáng)糊口

People lived from hand to mouth during the war.

戰(zhàn)爭期間，人們只能勉強(qiáng)糊口。

6.as poor as a church mouse 窮的就像是教堂里的老鼠，意為：身無分文、一貧如洗

這個短語是有復(fù)數(shù)形式的，如果主語不止一個人，就要改成：as poor as church mice

When we first got married , we were as poor as church mice.

剛結(jié)婚時，我們一貧如洗。

你學(xué)會了嗎？