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.

困难是有程度的。我们或多或少都手足无措——我们中的大多数人更甚。有些人为了英苦不堪言；有些为了先令。就在这刻，我为个五元钱苦恼。

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，朋友们，这就是我们谈话的过渡部分。