Both of them died in abject poverty.

他们两个人都死于穷困潦倒。

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The old couple lived in abject poverty.

这对老夫妇生活赤贫。

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In a slum, people live in abject poverty.

在贫民区，人们可怜地生活在贫穷之中。

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What you will see a lot of times on a native reservation is there are some folks who are living well, but there are a lot places on reservations that are living in complete and abject poverty."

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She was born right near the Italian border, but just in abject poverty.

她的出生地就在意大利边境附近,但是真的很贫寒

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Does that mean they deserve to live in abject poverty while slaving away day after day?

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The irony is that Angola, where 70% of the people live in abject poverty, is rich.

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Both countries still have hundreds of millions of people living in abject poverty, especially in rural areas.

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