這日子不吃土怎麽過？英文的“吃土”，都可以怎麽表達？
“a church mouse”釋義：
“一貧如洗，一貧如洗的人，窮人”
栗子：
I wish I had more money. I’m as poor as a church mouse.
但願我有多點錢。我真是窮得要命。
補充：
as poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗
“窮到吃土”短語
1. Not have a bean （一個子都沒有了）
He doesn’t have a bean, but she’s set on marrying him.
他一個子都沒有，但是她還是決定嫁給他
2. I’ m skint.（我身無分文了）
3. dirt-poor非常窮困的
In fact, he grew up dirt-poor in rural Tennessee.
事實上，他在貧窮的田納西鄉下長大。
4. max out credit cards 刷爆卡
Even the metered fare will max out your credit card.
即便打表，打車費用也會刷爆你的信用卡。
She’s maxed out three credit cards.
她已經刷爆了三張卡了。
5. be broke身無分文
I’m gonna be broke in a month.
不出一個月我就身無分文了。
I seem to be permanently broke.
我似乎永遠沒錢。
6. live from hand to mouth度日維艱
We live from hand to mouth because my father is an accountant with a low salary.
我們過著僅能糊口的生活，因爲我父親只是個薪水很低的會計員。
When I had no job last winter, I had to live from hand to mouth.
去年冬天沒找到工作，我不得不過著勉強糊口的生活。
7. not have a bean囊中羞澀
He doesn’t have a bean, but she’s set on marrying him.
雖然他沒錢，可她還是決意要嫁她。
8. On one’s uppers一貧如洗
Joe invited us out to lunch because we were both on our uppers.
瓊請我們出去吃飯，因爲我倆都沒錢了。
9. down and out 窮困潦倒
Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.
莎拉在失去她的工作和房子後，就窮困潦倒了。
Would you still love me, when I’m down and out?
當我窮困潦倒時你是否依舊愛我？
10. pauper窮光蛋
And, of course, when he died, he didn’t die a pauper.
當然，他臨終時並非是個窮光蛋。
He did not take kindly to the tag of pauper.
他可不喜歡別人叫他作窮光蛋。
“窮到吃土”常用句子
I really need this next paycheck or I won’t be able to rent the room.
我太期待下一次發工資了，要不然就交不上房租了。
I’m unable to pay my rent if I don’t get paid soon.
如果我再不發工資，我就交不起房租了。
I’m scared I’ll have to take out a second mortgage.
我好害怕我又得交第二期的抵押貸款了。
If I don’t find a new job I won’t be able to keep up with my money.
如果我找不到新的工作，我的錢可能就不夠用了。
I’m not going to be able to keep up with my spending if I don’t get a second job.
如果我找不到第二份工作，我的錢就不夠花了。
If this raise doesn’t come through, I won’t have money for food!
如果這次提薪沒有通過，我連吃飯的錢都沒有了！
Could I borrow some money?
能借我點錢麽？（並不是所有疑問句都用any哦~期待別人的肯定回答時要用some）
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