He would have helped us but that he was short of money at the time. 要不是他那時(shí)候沒(méi)有錢(qián)，他會(huì )幫助我們的。
She wanted to be paid in a lump, but I was short of money and had to give her a little and promise that I would pay the rest later. 她要求一次全部付清，但我手頭缺錢(qián)，只得付給她一小部分并保證以后付給她其余的部分。
If you knew she was short of money you should have lent her some. 如果你知道她缺錢(qián)，你應該借給她一些。
Being short of money, I made a virtue of necessity and gave up smoking. 我因缺錢(qián)，倒也樂(lè )得把煙戒了。
