Starved for space, the new residents often filled the courtyards with makeshift kitchens and sheds, transforming what had been airy, light-filled spaces into a suffocating warren of rooms.

室内空间的拥挤，使新住户们不得不经常将临时的简易厨桌和橱柜塞满整个院子，这使得过去空气清新阳光充足的庭院顿时变成了一个拥挤的养殖场。

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People with defective mitochondria suffer debilitating illness and often die young because the tissues of their bodies are starved of the energy they need to work.

线粒体有缺陷的人会患上衰弱疾病，因为他们身体组织缺少生存必须的能量，他们通常会在青年时期死去。

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Also, young companies are often starved for cash and have no choice but to go cheap.

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However, Grant, so often starved of luck himself, will feel both he and his side were worthy of the good fortune.

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And because nonprofits are often financially starved, their orientation is to spend an extra dollar on serving the mission, not on improving the organization itself.

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