重点讲解:
1. beyond one's means
超出财力;入不敷出;
eg. The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means.
得到的礼物越多,她的胃口就越大,直到他捉襟见肘为止。
eg. The price went beyond their means.
这个价格超过了他们的财力。
2. stretch to
刚能够节约下来(或支付);
eg. She suggested to me that I might like to start regular savings and I said Well, I don't know whether I can stretch to that.
她建议我可以开始定期存钱,我说我还不知道钱是不是够花呢。
eg. I need a new car, but my savings won't stretch to it.
我需要一辆新车,但我的积蓄不够。
3. washed-out
(颜色)暗淡的,没有光泽的;
eg. She was wearing a washed-out old t-shirt and jeans.
她穿了一身洗褪了色的旧T恤衫和牛仔裤。
eg. He stared at me out of those washed-out blue eyes.
他用暗淡无神的蓝眼睛盯着我看。
adv. 仍然,不过
conj. 然而,不过