There are degrees in being hard up. We are all hard up, more or less—most of us more. Some are hard up for a thousand pounds; some for a shilling. Just at this moment I am hard up myself for a fiver.

困难是有程度。或多或少都手足无措——中大多数人更甚。有些人为了一千英镑而不堪言；有些为了一先令。就在这一刻，为一个五元钱而。

Or you could say, she can't afford to buy a new car because she's hard up for money right now.

或者你可以说， 她买不起新车，因为她现在缺钱。

We've all been hard up for money, folks, and this is the segue portion of the conversation.

大家最近手头都有点紧，朋友，这就是谈话过渡部分。