There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief.

  • -- Barbara Anne Castle 芭芭拉安妮城堡

没有福利国家,人们不得不主要依靠穷人法——这是国家提供的全部。这很丢脸,很丢脸。还有一个接受贫困救济的经济状况测试。

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The People in this Town began to inquire my Business, and because I did not readily inform them, they began to suspect me, and said, that I was come to settle the Indian's Land and they knew I should never go Home again Safe.

城里的人开始打听我的事,因为我没有及时告诉他们,他们开始怀疑我,说我是来印第安人的土地上定居的,他们知道我再也不能安全回家了。

Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.

为了人类的福利和进步,预防坏的行为比做好事取得的成就要大得多。

I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.

我一年要上六所不同的学校。我们靠救济生活,而我妈妈从来没有工作过。

When people told me 'It's great to be here', they meant at the house, not with me.

当人们告诉我“很高兴来到这里”时,他们的意思是在房子里,而不是和我在一起。