the poor man held his bread over the soup

题目

the poor man held his bread over the soup
翻译下啥意思- -

答案

字面意思是就这汤吃面包,但面包一般是跟黄油搭配吃的,吃不起黄油,只能喝汤,所以可以理解为：“这个穷人家生计艰难”