Residents in general are poor and undereducated, and live in substandard housing.

居民一般都很穷、受教育程度低，而且居住条件很差。

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Too many families are still living in substandard housing.

仍有太多家庭居住条件达不到标准。

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Today, when the majority of construction has become a dangerous substandard housing.

如今，当年建的简陋房屋多数成了危房。

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In their complaint with the State Department, the students allege they were paid less than the minimum wage, lived in substandard housing and were threatened with termination or deportation after they voiced concerns.

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Keeping urban populations, particularly minority communities, locked in a circle of dependency on government programs, in failing schools, in substandard housing and in neighborhoods where opportunity for gainful employment is scarce will only lead to more deaths.

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But poverty, substandard, overcrowded housing and underlying health problems are thought to be the most likely culprits, he says.

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