To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor.
可以肯定的是,老年人内部存在着经济差异,许多美国老年人都很穷。
My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn't want to do.
每当我的朋友里奥有不想做的事情时,他会编造一些站不住脚的借口。
Within society, there is a growing gulf between rich and poor.
在社会的内部,贫富之间有着一道日益加深的鸿沟。
There is a great tension between "the poor" and those who are receiving what has become a dirty word: "welfare."
“福利”这个词已经不受欢迎了,“穷人”和那些拿“福利”的人之间存在着巨大的矛盾。
De Schutter says the poor are hungry and malnourished not because there is no food, but because they cannot afford to buy the food that is available.
德舒特说,穷人饥饿和营养不良不是因为没有食物,而是因为他们买不起现有的食物。
There are millions of reasons people can become poor aunts, but in the end, a poor aunt exists, and that is all.
人们有成千上万给理由可以变成穷姨妈,但最终只有一个姨妈是存在的,事情很简单。
Finally, there is a very urgent need to recognize that poor countries that were already under strain-notably from suffering through the food and fuel crisis-should receive attention quickly.
最后,一个十分紧迫的任务是,承认已经受到压力的贫困国家(特别是受到食品和燃料危机的压力)应该尽快得到关注。
But at least in the neighborhoods where I grew up, and in poor black neighborhoods today, there is kind of what I call spiritual poverty, that is poverty of the spirit.
但至少在我长大的周围地区,以及在今天贫穷的黑人社区,有一种我称之为精神贫困的东西,是精神上的贫穷。
And this is this voracious predator launching a sneak attack on this poor little unsuspecting jellyfish there, a by-the-wind sailor.
这是一个贪婪的捕食者正在对这只可怜的,毫无察觉的,顺水漂流的小水母发起的攻击。
There is a small safety net to cover the very poor and the very sick.
新加坡还有一张覆盖了最贫困和重病人群的小安全网。
In the world, there is another group of people who are basically the same as writer — that is poor and happy farmers.
在世界上,还有一群在生命本质上与文人一样的人——那就是清贫而幸福的农人。
Though many parts of the Andean highlands remain poor, the arrival of paved roads is cutting journey times, and some farmers there have joined the export boom with artichokes and herbs.
尽管安第斯山地的很多地区仍然很贫困,但是一条条新修的公路缩短了交通时间,而且有一些农民已经加入到出口大潮当中,他们出口菊蓟和香草。
Although by and large rich and poor countries' Banks are not lending to, or borrowing from, each other directly, there is a symmetry to the figures that is not entirely coincidental.
虽然大体上富裕国家的银行和贫穷国家的银行彼此之间并不直接开展贷款和借款交易,但在数字上存在一种对称性,而这种对称性并不全是巧合。
There is growing anxiety about the poor state of public finances in Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain.
市场越来越担心葡萄牙、爱尔兰、意大利和西班牙的糟糕的公共财务状况。
Increasing customer satisfaction and suffering fewer penalties since there is less poor service level performance and quality.
增加客户规范和减少损失,因为服务级性能和质量不是很糟糕。
And yet, there is definitely a social stigma today in the UK about being poor.
可是,今天在英国做穷人肯定是一种社会耻辱的标志。
They would take me inside there homes and their bed is filled with rubble and stones, their kitchens which are already very poor are broken on the walls.
他们会把我带到他们家中,他们家里的床上满是碎石和石头,他们那本已经寒酸的厨房早已经是一篇废墟。
There is no sense in two people missing out on sleep, and this can impact your relationship negatively if you both have a poor night's sleep.
两个人同时失眠是不好的,你们两个人整晚睡不好消极方面看这会影响你们的关系。
Rich countries may concede the poor are harder hit and need help, but once there is a pot of money, they too will want a share.
富国或许承认穷国受到更大的冲击、需要帮助,但是一旦有空余资金,他们也想分食一羹。
Lyles continues to ask what is out there for those who are poor candidates for supported employment, and what chance they have for a "real jobs"?
莱尔继续质疑:就业援助计划如何应对那些弱势的对象,他们能拥有什么“真正工作”的机会?
Having never had any money, I never acquired the habit of it, and the result is that I have never lacked it; but, if I had been rich, there would have been no more poor people!
我从来不曾有过钱,也没有找钱的习惯,因此我也从来不缺钱,但是,要是我有钱的话,世界上就不会再有穷苦人!
We're trying to get them to change the structure of the company. We think the board is a very poor board there and we're trying to change what happens.
我们正在设法改变,公司结构我们觉得那个公司的董事会经营的,非常糟糕,我们正在设法改变现状。
Unfortunately, there is a strong correlation between poor decision-making and lack of sleep. A NASA study found that 21 percent of pilot errors are related to fatigue.
不幸的是,人们作出的愚蠢的决定往往和睡眠不足有着莫大的关系,美国太空总署的一份调查报告显示21%的飞行员操作失误跟疲劳有关。
Unfortunately, there is a strong correlation between poor decision-making and lack of sleep. A NASA study found that 21 percent of pilot errors are related to fatigue.
不幸的是,人们作出的愚蠢的决定往往和睡眠不足有着莫大的关系,美国太空总署的一份调查报告显示21%的飞行员操作失误跟疲劳有关。
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