We were absolutely broke in those days. Now we're comparatively well off.那些日子，我们穷得一文不名。现在，我们相对而言富裕了些。He died penniless in Paris.他死在巴黎，一文不名。The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.这位一文不名的作家向范妮求爱成功，和她结了婚。He did die a pauper and is buried in an unmarked grave.他死的时候一文不名，葬在一处无名墓穴中。