We may be poor, but we are not that badly off.

我们虽然穷，可我们还没穷到那么糟糕。

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We may be poor, socially ostracized, shut out from all personal association with the great and the good, and yet be in the best society in the world, in books.

我们或许很穷，受世人排斥，断绝所有与优秀人士的联系，但却依然身处在世界上最好的社会里，那就是书的世界。

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As we know, an outstanding scientist can be a poor manager, so one who is clumsy and nervous in one job may be skilled and easy in another.

据我们所知，一个杰出的科学家可能成为一个糟糕的管理者，因此在一份工作中笨拙或者紧张也能做另一份工作可以得心应手。

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When asked by reporters about investment in European debt he said: "We may be poor, but we aren't stupid, " according to Reuters.

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Are we now prepared to believe that poor performance and inadequate retirement balances may, in part, be attributable to forces other than poor behavior on the part of employees?

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Safety nets for the poor may be necessary, but middle-class hammocks are more than we can afford.

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