The immediate problem is poverty.

眼下的问题是贫困。

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Are you asking me what is poverty?

你是在问我什么是贫穷吗？

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I'd say the main reason is poverty.

我得说主要是贫穷。

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There is a possibility of pirate attacks wherever there is poverty,shipping traffic and relatively little law enforcement.

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And the question is how does poverty fit into that question of life issues, with the prolife, with the death penalty.

问题是，贫困问题,是怎样和反堕胎，死刑等问题一同，被纳入生命这个话题中来的。

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And poverty in the United States is very much about who has access to resources.

在美国，贫穷就是关于谁能获取资源的问题。

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The other main factor is poverty, which is widespread but particularly bad in the south.

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Her passion is poverty eradication and ensuring people in remote areas of the world have access to clean energy.

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So, err, no, it would appear that the answer to the original question, is poverty a death sentence, is no.

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