英语俚语天天说 第148期:N种表达“我很穷”

 　　【讲解】：

　　1.I'm as poor as a church mouse! 我穷到吃土。

　　2.I'm broke. 我身无分文。

　　3.I'm a little strapped¹. 我手头有点紧。

　　4.I've run out of dough².[d??] 生面团/钱 我没钱了。

　　5.Money doesn't grow on trees. 钱不是天上掉下来的

　　6.Money talks. 有钱能使鬼推磨。

　　7.Bill Gates is filthy³ rich.['f?lθi] 比尔盖茨非常有钱。

　　8.He spends money like water. 他花钱如流水。

1 strapped   

adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

3 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。