讲解文本：

down and out 落魄的，贫困潦倒的
The writer was down and out, but he still went on with his writing.
那个作家虽然已经穷困潦倒了，但他还是继续写作。
Jack was down and out after losing his job.
Jack在失去工作后就穷困潦倒了。

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