Saying that John was badly off is to put it mildly. He was indeed penniless.(说约翰境况不佳是委婉的说法，他其实已经身无分文。)
Would you rather leave home without your wallet and be penniless all day, or leave your phone at home and be out of touch all day?(是愿意把钱包留在家里过一整天的穷光蛋生活，还是愿意把手机留在家里与世隔绝一整天？)
Because of her medical and her legal bills, she is now penniless and deeply in debt.(由于医疗费和律师费，她现在身无分文，深陷负债。)
He was an old emigre gentleman, blind and penniless, who was playing his flute in his attic, in order to pass the time.(那是一个年老的流亡贵族，又瞎又穷，待在他那间顶楼上，吹着笛子来解解闷的。)
Paying his son's debts left him almost penniless.(给他儿子还债，使他几乎身无分文。)
At this moment, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their house.(这时，他们看见一个身无分文的年轻人在房子外面的人行道上游荡。)
He was penniless after his business went bankrupt.(自从他的生意破产后，他就身无分文。)
He died penniless in Paris.(他在巴黎去世时已是一文不名。)
As generally happens in such cases, the moment he was penniless he found that he was friendless too.(接下来像大多数这类故事的情节一样，在一文不名的时候，他发现连朋友也没有了。)
If I lose heart, I will be a penniless failure.(如果连心都丢了，我将会是一败涂地。)
