重點講解:
1. down on one's luck (常指因缺錢而)遭遇厄運,時運不濟;
George has certainly been down on his luck recently, first his wife fell ill, then he lost his job.
喬治近來真倒霉,先是他妻子病倒了,之后他又失業了。
2. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓勵;激勵;
It would be irresponsible of me to en courage you to invest in the poorly managed company.
如果我鼓勵你投資于該管理不善的公司,那是不負責任。
3. count up 計算(或清點)總數;
I must count up how much money I've spent today.
我得算一下今天我總共花了多少錢。
4. buy back 買回;
He will buy back his property.
他將把自己的財產買回來。
n. 貧困,貧乏