on hard times

When I first knew him, Tom was quite a smart young fellow, but I think he must have fallen on hard times since then, for he looks very seedy nowadays.(我刚认识汤姆时，他是一个非常潇洒漂亮的小伙子，但现在却衣衫褴褛不堪，我料想他日子一定过得很艰难。)

RECESSIONS mean that Ferraris stay in showrooms and designer dresses on shop racks, but lipstick bucks the trend: in hard times, women buy more of it, as it is an affordable indulgence.(经济衰退意味着法拉利只能停在陈列室里，设计师设计的服装只能挂在商店的衣架上，但是口红却反其道而行之：在困难时期，女性购买的口红更多，因为它是一个消费得起的嗜好。)

A friend who is a top-notch technical analyst temporarily took a job as a broker after falling on hard times when his hedge fund closed.(我有个朋友，他是顶尖的技术分析师。他大亏了几次，只好解散了自己的对冲基金，找了一个临时工作，做经纪人。)

But universities have fallen on hard times and so, too, have their reputations.(但是大学遭遇了一个艰难时期，他们的名声也是如此。)

People should take care for each other when they fall on hard times.(当人们经历挫折的时候应当相互照顾。)

Luxury hotels and resorts have fallen on hard times during the recession, as corporate travel planners shy away from lavish spending and consumers plan thrifty, if any, vacations.(豪华酒店及度假村在经济衰退期间衰落得厉害，因为商务旅行策划者回避浪费，而消费者计划节俭，如果有休假的话。)

Ti went on a shopping spree during the recession, snapping up chip factories from manufacturers that had fallen on hard times.(德州仪器在衰退期间继续一次购物狂欢，抢购芯片从制造商处已经很困难了。)

It HAPPENS a lot these days in southern California. A homeowner falls on hard times and has to move from his house, renting it out to make ends meet.(近来这样的事情在加州南部时有发生，那就是某个房主在经济捉襟见肘时迫不得已搬出现有的住房并将其出租以维持收支平衡。)

But after expanding exuberantly in the last decade, Harley has fallen on hard times.(哈雷在上个十年中进行了生机勃勃的扩张，不过如今它却陷入了苦日子。)

Airbus, meanwhile, has fallen on hard times with delays to its flagship A380 and to the launch of its rival to the new best-selling Boeing long-haul jet.(同时，空中客车公司也经历了艰难时刻，它推迟了旗舰客机A380的生产，而它的对手波音公司也推出了最佳销量的波音长牵引喷气式飞机。)