翻译求助：The increase in taxes means that we'll be 50 pounds a month worse off

Question

The increase in taxes means that we'll be 50 pounds a month worse off
（书上翻译）加税后我们每月收入就要少50英镑. worse off adv.恶化，情况更坏；
这句话怎么理解，（直译的话好像不合乎逻辑），从语法上讲worse off 修饰谁，谢谢！

Answer 1

worse off 被视为一个固定词组，意思是：更穷、更差、（情况）更坏。英语解释是：less, poorer, or in a more difficult situation; 同时这个词组也是个比较级形式，所以也有很多worse off than...的表达法。

句子说“加税意味着我们每月要少50磅。” worse off = less. 如果想成比较级，也可以是：The increase in taxes means that we will be 50 pounds a month worse off (than before).

再有，每月50磅，也是个固定表达法啊，并不是名词词性了。 ₤50/month 是形容词性了吧。

Note: "worse off" 强调的是更穷、情况更糟糕；和另外一个词组 better off 并不一样。（它们在意思上不完全对立）追问

The increase in taxes means that we'll be worse off by 50 pounds a month？by 怎么解释？
The increase in taxes means that we will be 50 pounds a month worse off。 ₤50/month 这类短语可以做形容词性？可不可以举几个例子？ 谢谢！

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Answer 2

The increase in taxes means that we'll be 50 pounds a month worse off

=The increase in taxes means that we'll be worse off by 50 pounds a month.

worse off :worse 形容词, 修饰从句子主词 we.

（书上翻译）加税后我们每月收入就要少50英镑 , 翻译得体本回答被网友采纳

Answer 3

税收的增加意味着我们要50英镑一个月更糟的？

Answer 4

没修饰谁，50 pounds a month 修饰 worse off。追问

50 pounds a month 可以修饰 worse off吗？不懂，可不可以详细解释下，谢谢！

追答

我们会“恶化”。怎样“恶化”，50 pounds a month的“恶化”。