英语习语：关于“没钱”的表达

VERY LITTLE MONEY IDIOMS 形容 “钱很少、很穷” 的习语（中英对照）“Money never starts an idea. It is always the idea that starts the money.”英文：Money never starts an idea. It is always the idea that starts the money.中文：金钱永远不会催生想法，永远是想法催生金钱。To be living on the breadline英文：Meaning: When you only earn enough money to pay for your living expenses and you’ve got nothing left over.中文：含义：勉强糊口、生活在贫困线边缘，只够维持基本生活开销，一分钱富余都没有。英文：Example: I’m *fed up with living on the breadline. I’ve never got any money to go out or to buy myself anything.中文：例句：我受够了这种穷得叮当响的日子，从来没钱出去玩，也没钱给自己买东西。To make ends meet英文：Meaning: The same as ‘to be living on the breadline’.中文：含义：勉强维持生计、收支相抵、量入为出（和上一个意思相同）。英文：Example: My rent has *gone up and I’m finding it really difficult to make ends meet.中文：例句：我的房租涨了，我发现真的很难维持收支平衡。英文：*Go up = increase中文：*go up = 上涨、增加To be living on a shoestring英文：Meaning: The same as ‘to be living on the breadline’ and ‘make ends meet’.中文：含义：省吃俭用、靠极少的钱过日子（和前两个习语意思一样）。英文：Example: I’ve been living on a shoestring for too long. It’s time I found a job with a higher salary.中文：例句：我紧巴巴过日子太久了，是时候找一份薪水更高的工作了。To live from hand to mouth英文：Meaning: The same as ‘to be living on the breadline’, ‘make ends meet’ and ‘to be living on a shoestring’.中文：含义：挣一点花一点、现挣现吃、勉强糊口（意思同上）。NO MONEY IDIOMS 形容 “没钱” 的习语“The best part about growing up with no money is that you know how to have fun without it.”英文：The best part about growing up with no money is that you know how to have fun without it.中文：在贫穷中长大的最大好处是，你知道如何不花钱也能过得开心。To be broke英文：Meaning: To have no money.中文：含义：身无分文、没钱、破产。英文：Example: “Can you lend me some money ‘til Friday? I’m broke.” “Sorry, I can’t. I’m broke as well.”中文：例句：“能借我点钱撑到周五吗？我一分钱都没有了。”“抱歉，我也没钱。”英文：The idioms that follow have the same meaning.中文：下面的习语意思相同。To be hard up英文：Meaning: To have very little money.中文：含义：手头紧、缺钱、拮据。英文：Example: I’m really hard up this month so I won’t be able to spend any money.中文：例句：我这个月真的手头很紧，所以一分钱都不能花了。To be strapped for cash英文：Meaning: The same as ‘to be hard up’.中文：含义：手头拮据、现金短缺（和 hard up 意思一样）。To not have two pennies to rub together英文：Meaning: This refers to a person who is very poor indeed.中文：含义：穷得叮当响、一贫如洗、穷到连两个便士都没有。英文：Example: I can’t go on holiday this year. I haven’t got two pennies to rub together.中文：例句：我今年不能去度假了，我实在是太穷了。