The poorer is a family, the greater is the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food... The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things being equal, is the best measure of the material standard of living of a population.

  • -- Ernst Engel 恩斯特·恩格尔

一个家庭越穷,必须用于食物的总支出所占的比例就越大。在其他条件相同的情况下,用于食品的支出比例是衡量一个人口物质生活水平的最佳指标。

相关名言

I tend to discourage people from calling me 'Sir Ian,' because I don't like being separated out from the rest of the population. Of course, it can be useful if you're writing an official letter, like trying to get a visa or something passed through Parliament. They're impressed by these things.

我不鼓励别人叫我“伊恩爵士”,因为我不喜欢和其他人分开。当然,如果你正在写一封正式的信件,比如申请签证或议会通过的什么东西,这是很有用的。他们对这些东西印象深刻。

Women are half the population and they know how to take care of themselves, if they are only given access to health care.

妇女占人口的一半,她们知道如何照顾自己,只要她们能得到保健。

Poorer students take out larger loans and will have to contribute more to the cost of higher education.

贫困学生贷款更多,将不得不为高等教育的成本做出更多贡献。