I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still afford a dream.

我知道不管一个人多么贫穷，他仍旧能够拥有梦想。

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For years, the city offered a so-called "Las Vegas dream" where housekeepers or kitchen workers could buy their own homes, afford annual holidays and send their children to college.

多年来，赌城为大众提供了一个所谓的“拉斯·韦加斯之梦”，在这里，客房服务员或厨房工作人员可以买到属于自己的房子、可以享受得起年假以及送孩子上大学。

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Japan is still quite well off, and they can still afford a decent life - but there is no big dream or ambition to fight for when opportunities are fewer.

日本依然很好，他们仍然过得起体面的生活——但当机会太少时，他们没有争取机会的大的梦想和雄心。

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Or we can decide in the United States, no child should have her dream deferred because of an overcrowded classroom, or because a family can't afford to send her to college.

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