每日商務英語 第180期:窮困潦倒

to be down and out 窮困潦倒

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英文釋義

To have no money, no job, and no chance of a better life.

例句

I was down and out for years, barely able to feed myself, but one morning I happened to meet a merchant who gave me a job, and I have been somewhat prosperous ever since that lucky day.

多年來我窮困潦倒，幾乎無力養活自己，但有一天早上，我碰巧遇到了一位商人，他給了我一份工作，從那個幸運的日子起，我就開始有點錢了