2009年10月12日 星期一

to make ends meet, come out of, come from or come of

Immigrant asks to be deported, citing poverty移民以貧窮為由要求遣返
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Police in Framingham, Mass., say an illegal immigrant from Guatemala entered a police station, told officers he had stolen another man’s identity and asked to be deported because he could no longer make ends meet in America.
美國麻薩諸塞州佛拉明罕的警方表示,一名來自瓜地馬拉的非法移民進入警局,告訴警官,他盜用另一名男子的身分,並要求被遣返,因為他再也無法負擔得起在美國的開銷。
to make ends meet:片語,使收支相抵、勉強維持生計。例句:Many people get a pension or Social Security benefits, but it’s not enough to make ends meet.(許多人領取年金或社會安全津貼,但這不足以讓收支平衡。)


Mr. Fager said, “We’re combining our collective brainpower.”
“Such as it is,” Mr. Carter said jokingly.
“And we’ll see what comes of it,” Mr. Fager said.




come out of

Also, come from or come of. Issue, proceed, or result from, as in What good can come out of all this wrangling? or Where are these questions coming from? or What do you think will come of this change? The first term dates from the early 1600s, the second from the early 1200s, and the third from the late 1500s. Also see where one is coming from.

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