out on the street 一個人沒有工作，難以維持生活 @ 聯合翻譯有限公司/聯合翻譯社

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out on the street 一個人沒有工作，難以維持生活

經濟不景氣，失業人口增加，一個人沒有工作，生活無以為繼，就叫做Out on the street。

例句：I really wish I could find a way to help my brother Joe. He lost his job over a year ago when the company he worked for went under and he's been out on the street ever since. 我真希望能想個辦法來幫幫弟弟Joe的忙。一年多前，他所在公司倒了，他也就失了業。自那時起，他一直沒有工作，生活得很艱苦。

I work very hard to provide you with a good education. I don't expect you to be a billionaire, but it's up to you whether you want to live on easy street or to be out on the street in the future. 我辛苦工作就是了讓你受到良好的教育。我不指望你成一個億萬富翁，將來的生活是苦還是甜，全都要靠你自己了。

Easy street剛好是out of street的相反，生活優沃充裕的意思。