一、邊聽邊學 Listen and Learn
rack one's brains 絞盡腦汁，想盡辦法
keep head above water籌措所需費用以度過
hard up 經濟拮據
put up a good front 強顏歡笑
see daylight 順利
moola 錢
bail one out 幫助
a drop in the bucket 一小筆
back on one's feet 恢復經濟上的獨立

二、邊聽邊說 Listen and Speak
A: I’m racking my brains to find a way to keep my head above water.
我正在想辦法籌錢度過難關。
B: I didn’t know you were hard up.
沒想到你這么拮據。
A: I put up a good front but I haven’t seen daylight for a long time.
我表面上看起來很好，事實上一直都不順利。
B: I’ll give you some moola to bail you out.
我可以借你一些錢應急。
A: That’s just a drop in the bucket. I need too much to get back on my feet.
那只是杯水車薪，我需要一大筆錢來清償債務。

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