迷你对话学地道口语第129期:身无分文

　　迷你对话：
A:You seem depressed¹ these days. What's the matter?
你看起来非常沮丧，发生什么事情了？
B:I went bankrupt and I'mflat broke tnow.
我破产了，现在身无分文。
A:If I can do anything for you, don't hesitate to let me know.
如果我能帮你做点什么，请一定告诉我。
B:Thank you.
谢谢。
地道表达：
flat broke
解词释义：
这是一条形容词性习语。flat在该习语中做形容词，意思是“平白的”；形容词broke有“一文不名”的意思。两者结合使用，更加重了“broke”的程度，意思是“破产，一文不名”。
支持范例：
Eg. The man gambled and was soon flat broke .
这个人赌博很快就输得一文不名。
Eg. I cannot come out with you tonight because I'm flat broke.
晚我不能和你一起外出，因为我现在身无分文。
Eg. I finally paid all my bills, so now I am flat broke.
我终于付清了所有账单，现在身无分文了。
Eg. He is flat broke and cannot find a job anywhere.
他身无分文，又求职无门。
词海拾贝：
go bankrupt：破产，倒闭
Eg. I've heard whispers that the firm is likely to go ankrupt.
我听到传闻说公司很可能要破产。
Eg. The firm is in dire² straits and may go bankrupt.
这商行已陷入岌岌可危的境地, 可能要破产了。
Eg. The workers were alarmed at the news that the factory might go bankrupt.
工人们听到工厂可能要破产的消息都感到恐慌。
Eg. It's an open secret that his firm is go bankrupt.
他公司即将破产一事已是公开的秘密。

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。