(那些了解美国农场法案的人看一眼就明白这些了)面包补贴吗,可怜的墨西哥人甚至连面包面包都没吃过—他们只吃玉米饼。
Subsidies on bread? Poor Mexicans don’t even eat bread — they eat tortillas.
无论是在俄罗斯还是车臣,生活水平的提高已经赢得了那些对其领导人只是可怜巴巴地有着些微期待——比如说,一扇修好的窗户或者似及时发放的养老金——的民众的支持。
In both, improvements in living standards have won the approval of populations who have come to expect tragically little from their leaders—a mended window, say, or a pension that is paid on time.
那些最单纯最可怜的联系人现在最担心我了,很可能就给我汇钱。
The poorest, most vulnerable of my contacts are the most worried about me and most likely to send you money.
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