点滴英语天天学第314期:雅思词汇(174)

1. Expression：in the hole

Explanation：Lacking money or some other resource; in debt. （负债，亏空，遇到经济困难）

Example：I'm really in the hole after that night at the casino.

在赌场的那晚之后，我就真的身无分文了。

I went into the hole on that deal and now I'm $200 in the hole.

我在那笔生意上亏了，现在负债200美元。

A：I have not seen Jane for ages, how is she going now?

我很久没有见到Jane了，她现在怎么样呢？

B: You don’t know? She has been in the hole since two years ago.

你不知道吗？他从两年前就开始负债累累了。

A: Really? Then I must go to see her.

真的吗？那我得去看看她。

2. Expression：burn a hole in the pocket

Explanation：It is usually applied to money, suggesting that the person with the money feels the need to spend it quickly. （把钱花光）

Example：I bet John will spend all his money in a few days because the money is burning a hole in his pocket.

我敢说不出几天约翰便会把钱花光，因为他是个有钱便要花光的人。

Don't let that bonus burn a hole in your pocket—save it up for something you really want.

别花光那笔将近，把它存起来去买你真正需要的东西。

I knew that he would go out and buy everything he saw because the money was burning a hole in his pocket.

我知道他会出去使见到什么买什么，因为他钱不花光就不痛快。

My allowance is burning a hole in my pocket! I can't wait until school is over, so I can go buy some baseball cards!

我的零花钱花光了——我等不到期末到来了，所以我去买了一些棒球卡。

3. Expression：in the red

Explanation：In debt. （负债，亏损，赤字）

Example：Sales began to drop and the company was soon in the red. They had to sell the building.

销售开始下跌，公司财务不久便亏损，他们只得把那幢大楼卖掉。

The annual budget of that company continues to show a deficit this year. It will go out of business because it is always in the red.

那家公司的今年年度预算继续出现亏损。因为公司时常出现赤字，不久将会关闭。

Now your company will end up financially in the red.

现在你们公司将在财政上以赤字告终。

I have so many outstanding parking tickets that I'll be in the red if I pay them all off at once!

我有这么多未付清的违章停车罚单，如果我马上把它们全部付清，我的财政就会出现赤字。

A: Jane has to sell her car, because her company has been in the red for years.

Jane不得不卖掉她的车，因为她的公司已经亏损很多年了。

B: What a pity! I hope that I can help her.

真可怜！希望我能帮上忙。

A: Don’t worry about her. She will manage to pull through the terrible periond of time in the end.

别担心她，她最终会度过这一难关的。