迷你对话：

A:I don't know what I can do now. I'm down and out.

我现在不知道怎么办。我穷困潦倒。

B:You are not the gray train, I guess. But bite the bullet and you'll soon be in the chips again.

我想你现在有很大的挣钱的机会，要紧牙关挺住，会有钱的。

A:I hope so. But I'm always caught short.

我希望是如此，但是我总是搞得紧巴巴的。

B:But the darkest hour is the nearest dawn. I bet you'll soon turn the table.

但是黑暗的时刻就是光明的来临，我肯定局面会扭转过来的。

词海拾贝：

1.down and out：穷困潦倒的

Eg.Her father has been down and out ever since the factory closed.

自从工厂关闭后,她的父亲一直贫困潦倒,灰心丧气。

Eg.Mr Foley was down and out after he lost many friends.

佛利先生失去许多朋友之后，穷困潦倒。

Eg.Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.

萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。

Eg.Although that writer has been down and out, he still keeps on writing.

那个作家虽然已经穷困潦倒了，但他还是继续写作。
2.bite the bullet：咬紧牙关（忍受痛苦）Eg.We have to bite the bullet when we face this difficult situation.

我们必须勇敢地面对这种困难情况。
Eg.The president called the people to bite the bullet and make personal sacrifices.

总统号召人民忍受痛苦，作出个人牺牲。

Eg.Somehow it had taken us ten years to bite the bullet on that one, which had never earned us a dime.

对这一桩从未给我们挣一分钱的买卖，我们苦苦容忍了十年。

Eg.Taking everything into consideration，I decided to bite the bullet and accept the tough job.

对所有因素作了全面考虑之后，我决定咬紧牙关，接受这份棘手的工作。

3.in the chips：有钱，富裕，富有

Eg.Within a short time I will be in the chips again.

用不了多久我又会有一大笔钱的。

Eg.He is in the chips——so much money so that he can buy anything he wants.

他有钱——如此有钱。所以他可以买任何他要的东西。

Eg.I want to get married; preferably to a man who is in the chips.

我想结婚，最好是找到一位有钱人。

Eg.That handsome fellow is in the chips and many hopeful girlfriends.

那个英俊的家伙是一个又有钱又有许多想成为他女友的人。

4.turn the table：转变局势，扭转局势，转败为胜

Eg.He says his friend is confident in turning the table.

他说他的朋友很有信心扭转局面。

Eg.The tables are turned.

局面扭转过来了。

Eg.On such occasions, small gestures can turn the table.

这种时候，小小的一个手势能大大地扭转局面。

Eg.He never knew when everything was lost, and if it was, he would turn the table.

对他来说，毫无指望的情况是没有的，即使遇到那种情况，他也要扭转局面。

5.be caught/taken short：短缺，缺乏

Eg.Joe was caught short of clothes when he had to go in a trip.

乔要去旅行时，衣服不够穿了。

Eg.Mrs Hobbs was caught short when the newspaper boy came for his money a day early.

报童提早一天来收报费，霍布斯太太的钱不够交付。

Eg.There is some meat in the freezer and we are not caught short.

电冰箱里有肉，我们就不会急需时作难了。

Eg.Will it be all right if I pay you next week? I'm rather caught short.

我下星期付钱给你行吗? 我手头缺钱。

名言警句：

The darkest hour is the nearest dawn.

黑暗的时刻就是光明的来临。