But he also said the government must be willing to spend extra money to prevent people from starving.

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If something really hits you hard and you would be starving, that would be really bad.

如果你因遭遇某种巨大冲击,承受巨大损失以致于不得不挨饿，那就太糟糕了。

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If I consume it all this year, I will be starving.

如果我把今年的收入都花光了就会挨饿

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Would it be wrong for someone to steal a loaf of bread to feed his starving family?

如果有人偷了块面包，来养活快要饿死的家人,那是错的吗？

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As I said, in some context last time, how many Russian peasants died in the 1890s thinking, "Oh my god, if the Czar only knew that we're starving, how angry he would be with his officials."

就像我在上一讲提到的,有多少死于1890年代的俄国农民会想,"上帝啊,要是沙皇知道我们在挨饿就好了,他该对手下的官员发多大的火啊"

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