Whenever I'm hard up for money, he will empty his purse to help me.

每当我手头拮据的时候，他总是倾囊相助。

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I lost my job two months ago, I am now hard up for money.

两个月前我失业了，现在我缺钱用。

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After 10 years of hard work, he saved up enough money to buy his first car, a cheap one—he wouldn't buy one until he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money.

经过10年的努力工作，他攒够了钱买第一辆车，一辆很便宜的车。除非他不用借钱就能买得起，否则他是不会买的。

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The hard-money totals more than make up for recent bans on "soft money" contributions.

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We work hard and earn our money and are forced to make up for the mistakes of others.

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The big aid agencies are gearing up for an appeal, but fear it will be hard to raise money until there is evidence that people are starving to death.

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