2017年7月13日木曜日

fall on hard times 生活が苦しくなる


fall on hard times は金銭面でのやりくりが苦しくなるという意味。 0:16 David Falk and his family had fallen on hard times, struggling to get by on his monthly disability check. デビッドさん収入源は毎月の障害支援だけだったので、一家の生活は行き詰った。

$8,000 Raised for Homeless Family Begging for Money in the Rain Through GoFundMe

1:00 this is Planeview, company housing built in 1940s when Boeing had 45,000 employees here in Wichita. there are just a few thousand (employees) left and Planeview has fallen on hard times. times that are about to get a lot harder. ボーイング社は1940年代に約4万5000人を雇い、プレインビューに職員住宅を建設した。いまでは職員の数は1000人2000人まで減り、プレインビューの景気もガタ落ちになった。

Boeing accused of betraying US city

1:42 she says it all started when she was 12, about to turn 13, when her parents fell on hard times. ジョーディンさんへの性的暴行は彼女の一家が生活に窮していた12、3 歳の頃起こった。

Woman Says She Was 13 When Sexually Assaulted by Acting Coach

3:07 since then both his company and his marriage have fallen on hard times.

AI Sex Dolls Are Driving China's Sexual Revolution (HBO)

参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.jp/2010/12/konkyuu.html  困窮するを英語でなんと言うか?

練習問題解答
a-9698 fell on hard times
a-9733 has fallen some hard times
b-3326 fell on hard times
b-3808 fell on hard times