Mary had to drudge all day for poor wages.

玛丽不得不为一点少得可怜的工钱整天做苦工。

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Perhaps the most insidious effect of the long hours and poor wages was how it tore families apart, separating mothers and fathers from their children for all but a few days a year.

也许长时间工作和低工资的最大隐患就是拆散家庭，把父母和孩子分隔两地，一年之中仅有几天能够相聚在一起。

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In every town across the country you will find a Swilly area, often very run down Council houses and poor wages and living conditions.

BBC: Memories of Swilly

"A lot of the staff, because of the poor wages that are paid for bus drivers nowadays, rely on this extra time that they work, " he added.

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Keynes stated in 1930 that tax-financed wealth redistribution was a smarter way to help the poor than fixing wages at above-market rates.

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