落魄

tā zuì hòu yī cì jiàn dào tā shí tā yī fù luò pò yàng

她最后一次见到他时，他一副落魄样。

When she last saw him, he was a sad figure.

tā jiù shì gè luò pò zuò jiā

他就是个落魄作家。

He was a frustrated author.

wǒ yī zhí hěn luò pò zhí dào zài yī jiān pò fáng zi lǐ bèi fā xiàn bù xǐng rén shì

我一直很落魄，直到在一间破房子里被发现不省人事。

I was so down and out till I was found unconscious in some rundown house.

dāng shàng cì dāo de kǒu lìng chuán lái shí tā jiù biàn de shī hún luò pò

当上刺刀的口令传来时，他就变得失魂落魄。

When the inevitable order came to "fix bayonets", he was undone.