（看美剧学口语）THE DIRT劣迹斑斑 片段

Maybe I wanted her to care, but fuck it. I knew what I needed. Just took me a while to get there. 

或许我想要她的关心，但都去死吧。我知道我需要什么，只是花了点时间罢了。

I _______  on the streets of Hollywood. I was broke and starving. And I had no one to trust. 

我最后沦落到好莱坞的街头。 我身无分文，饥饿难耐，没有可以信任的人。

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1）发音：ended up  /ˈɛndɪdʌp/   end up 意外或者最终变成了某种情况 （～doing something)

e.g. I tried to fix the leaky faucet myself, but I ended up making it worse. 我想尝试修一下那个漏水的水龙头，但是结果越修越糟糕了。

e.g. He started out as a musician, but he ended up becoming a successful businessman.他开始是个音乐家，但是最后却成了一个成功的商人。

2）broke adj. 没有钱的状态, 破产的状态。(be broke)

e.g. I can't go on vacation this year, I'm broke. 我今年不能出去旅游了，我没钱了。

e.g. I need to find a job soon, I'm almost broke. 我要快点找个工作，我马上就没钱了。

损坏的状态："broke" 也可以表示某物损坏了或不再工作了。例如：

e.g. I can't use my phone anymore, I dropped it and now it's broke. 我手机用不了了，手机摔了，然后就不能用了。

e.g. The washing machine is broke, we need to get it fixed. 洗衣机坏了，我们得找人修一下。