Her friendship supported me when I was in distress. 當我潦倒時(shí)她的友誼鼓舞了我。
He landed on his feet after being down and out. 經(jīng)過(guò)貧困潦倒以后，他重新站了起來(lái)。
The SNS victory may portend the eclipse of the once-mighty Radicals in the next general election. 進(jìn)步黨此次的勝利或許預示著(zhù)在下次大選中，曾經(jīng)盛極一時(shí)的激進(jìn)黨將會(huì )失勢。
Men must like a damsel in distress, I decided. 我想，男人們肯定喜歡落魄少女。
She must have been half an hour in this delirious condition. 她這么喪魂落魄已有半個(gè)鐘頭了。
