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。

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All I claimed was that when a drastic change occurs, it occurs in a relatively small and isolated population.

我所声称的是,当一个剧烈的变化发生时,它发生在一个相对较小和孤立的群体中。

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum.

当然,正增长率可以作为人口低于其最佳水平的证据。

The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.

美丽的问题在于,它就像生来富有却变得贫穷。

No business in the world has ever made more money with poorer management.

世界上没有任何一家企业在经营不善的情况下能赚到更多的钱。