年底啦，又要遭受“哭穷”了.

2017-08-13 作者： 243阅读

　　嘴上说着没钱，穷死了，可是一出手就是好几千的包包、几万的大衣。已经是年底了，又到了需要大包小包买东西的季节，唉!又要遇到一波又一波的哭穷啦……一些人哭穷的本事，真是哭出了新高度，可是你造英文的“哭穷”怎么说吗?

　　Poor mouth rers to someone who continually complains about a lack of money, often as an excuse for not contributing to charities, paying bills, etc.

　　Poor mouth指那些老抱怨自己没钱、并以此为借口逃避付账单或者为慈善事业捐款的人，我们可以称之为“哭穷鬼”。

　　For example:

　　She is a real poor mouth. She has a brand new car in her driveway, but always delays paying her rent.

　　她是个不折不扣的哭穷鬼。她家门口停着崭新的车，但总是拖着不付房租。

　　When used as a verb, the term poor-mouth means to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty, or to declare (one's ability, power, position, etc.) to be inadequate or disappointing, sometimes as an intentional understatement.

　　这个说法用作动词时是poor-mouth，可以指“哭穷”这个本意，也可以指故意自我贬低，说自己的能力、地位、权力等不够高等。

　　For example:

　　We know you're just poor-mouthing your skill at playing bridge—you're a good player.(dictionary.com)

　　我们知道你在故意说自己的牌技差，你其实是桥牌好手。