ESP_319 一貧如洗

Charlie 問：Put someone out 同 put someone out of his misery 有何分別？

答：

1.  Put someone out = cause someone trouble = 打擾 / 麻煩某人。

    例：It  won’t put me out a bit if I drive you all home。

          〔我開車送你們回家，一點也不麻煩。〕

2.  Put someone out of his misery = stop someone’s worry = 令某人不再担心。

    例：We were anxious about the result of the exam until the teacher put us out of our

           misery by saying how pleased he was with out work。

          〔我們担心考試成績不佳，後來老師說他非常滿意，我們才放下心來。〕

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學多一點點：一貧如洗

直譯：As poor as a church mouse。

對照成語：1. = Be down and out。

                  2. = Be hard up。

                  3. = On one’s upper’s。

                  4. = One’s hair grows through one’s hood。

例句：With his company doing bankrupt, he is now as poor as a church mouse。

           〔隨着他的公司倒閉破產，他目前已是一貧如洗。〕

反義：腰纏萬貫 = Roll in wealth。

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