1.down in the mouth 垂头丧气;沮丧的
She looked a bit down in the mouth.
她看上去有点垂头丧气 。
He looked very down in the mouth.
他好象闷闷不乐的样子 。
2.from hand to mouth 仅能糊口地
We always lived from hand to mouth in those days.
那时候,我们总是过着朝不保夕的生活 。
They live respectably from hand to mouth.
他们过着可尊敬的,自食其力的生活 。