" The tune's right enough, " said Freddy, " but the words are rotten. Why throw up the sponge" ?

“旋律还不错， ” 弗雷迪说，“但歌词很烂。为什么要把海绵吐出来” ？

The banks would not lend him money; older men on the exchange told him that the only thing was to throw up the sponge.

银行不会借钱给他； 交易所的年长者告诉他， 唯一的办法就是吐出海绵。