The scam they were running left many people penniless.
他们的这场骗局让人们分文不剩。
We have adopted much more flexible methods in our dealings.
我们在具体操作方法上灵活多了。
On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.