英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第129期:身無(wú)分文

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迷你對(duì)話：

A:You seem depressed these days. What's the matter?

你看起來(lái)非常沮喪，發(fā)生什么事情了?

B:I went bankrupt and I'mflat broke tnow.

我破產(chǎn)了，現(xiàn)在身無(wú)分文。

A:If I can do anything for you, don't hesitate to let me know.

如果我能幫你做點(diǎn)什么，請(qǐng)一定告訴我。

B:Thank you.

謝謝。

地道表達(dá)：

flat broke

解詞釋義：

這是一條形容詞性習(xí)語(yǔ)。flat在該習(xí)語(yǔ)中做形容詞，意思是“平白的”;形容詞broke有“一文不名”的意思。兩者結(jié)合使用，更加重了“broke”的程度，意思是“破產(chǎn)，一文不名”。

支持范例：

Eg. The man gambled and was soon flat broke .

這個(gè)人賭博很快就輸?shù)靡晃牟幻?/p>

Eg. I cannot come out with you tonight because I'm flat broke.

晚我不能和你一起外出，因?yàn)槲椰F(xiàn)在身無(wú)分文。

Eg. I finally paid all my bills, so now I am flat broke.

我終于付清了所有賬單，現(xiàn)在身無(wú)分文了。

Eg. He is flat broke and cannot find a job anywhere.

他身無(wú)分文，又求職無(wú)門(mén)。

詞海拾貝：

go bankrupt：破產(chǎn)，倒閉

Eg. I've heard whispers that the firm is likely to go ankrupt.

我聽(tīng)到傳聞?wù)f公司很可能要破產(chǎn)。

Eg. The firm is in dire straits and may go bankrupt.

這商行已陷入岌岌可危的境地, 可能要破產(chǎn)了。

Eg. The workers were alarmed at the news that the factory might go bankrupt.

工人們聽(tīng)到工廠可能要破產(chǎn)的消息都感到恐慌。

Eg. It's an open secret that his firm is go bankrupt.

他公司即將破產(chǎn)一事已是公開(kāi)的秘密。