But even if poverty has continued to fall despite rising inequality, it may not have dropped as fast as it might have if economic gains had been more equally distributed.

但是即便在不平等日益扩大的同时贫困持续得以下降，它可能不如在更加公平地分配经济收益的情况下降低得那么快。

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In rural areas the number of those living in poverty has continued to fall, but not in cities.

在农村，贫困人口的数量继续下降，但在城市却并非如此。

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He often studied until very late, and in order not to fall asleep he prepared an awl. Whenever he felt sleepy, he would poke himself in the leg with it and then continued to study.

他常常读书到很晚，为了不让自己睡着，他准备了一把锥子，一觉得困就用锥子在自己的大腿上刺一下，然后继续读书。

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Given the unemployment rate, which has continued to fall not because of a robust jobs recovery, but rather because each month more people leave the workforce, and tepid disposable income it makes sense that consumers have become big time price shoppers.

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"I would not be terribly surprised if output continued to fall until 2010, " he told BBC News.

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This does not seem warranted since wireless pricing has continued to fall each year (actually, each quarter).

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