poverty

In an ideal world there would be no poverty and disease .

在理想的世界里将没有贫穷和疾病。

They envision an equal society , free from poverty and disease .

他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。

The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes .

这本书分析了贫困及其原因。

Many people live in poverty through no fault of their own .

很多人生活贫困并非他们自己有什么过错。

There is a poverty of colour in her work .

她的作品缺乏色彩。

A third of the population is living at or below the poverty line .

三分之一的人口生活在贫困线或以下。

Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty .

在那些生活贫困的人中，老年人占有很大的比例。

They envision an equal society , free of poverty and disease .

他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。

Unemployment is a major cause of poverty .

失业是贫困的主要原因。

Bad housing , debt and poverty are interconnected .

恶劣的住房条件、负债以及贫困是相互关联的。

Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty .

住房条件差与负债以及贫困相关联。

Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty .

失业是贫穷的主要原因。

The geography of poverty and the geography of voting are connected .

贫穷的地理环境与选票的地理分布是相联系的。

The poverty of her childhood stands in total contrast to her life in Hollywood .

她孩提时的贫困处境与她在好莱坞的生活有着天壤之别。

Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels .

贫穷是她的小说中惯有的主题。

He ended his days in poverty .

他在贫穷中度过余生。

Working in the slums brought her up against the realities of poverty .

在贫民窟工作使她直面了解贫困的现实。

It 's horrifying to see such poverty .

看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。

Squalor and poverty lay behind the city 's glittering fa ç ade .

表面的繁华掩盖了这座城市的肮脏和贫穷。

Government claims that there is no poverty are belied by the number of homeless people on the streets .

大街上无家可归者的人数证明政府所声称的没有贫困的说法是谎言。

Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be .

贫穷问题已较过去有所缓解。

Poverty and bad housing conditions are still very much in evidence .

贫困和糟糕的住房条件仍很常见。

They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty

他们得到指示要特别关注贫困问题。

Thirteen per cent of the population live below the poverty line .

13%的人口生活在贫困线以下。

Poverty and illiteracy go together with high birth rates .

贫困、文盲与高出生率密切相关。

This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line .

这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力告吹。

They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime : poverty

他们拒绝采取措施解决引发犯罪的真正问题：贫穷。

One cause of the artist 's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty

那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。

Economic growth is still bound to the issues of poverty , social justice and conservation .

经济增长仍然与贫困、社会公正和资源保护等问题紧密相连。

I broke through the poverty barrier and it was education that did it .

我摆脱了贫困，这要归功于教育。