A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
福利
Welfare
The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical.
这些人犯的最大错误是,他们在确保身体安全之前,先去照顾印第安人的精神福利。
But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem.
但是,为了国家的福利,我们迫切需要认识到,少数民族确实在思考,而且在思考种族问题之外的其他问题。
The welfare culture tells the man he is not a necessary part of the family; he feels dispensable, his wife knows he is dispensable, his children sense it.
福利文化告诉男人他不是家庭的必要组成部分;他觉得自己可有可无,他的妻子知道他可有可无,他的孩子们也感觉到这一点。
For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them.
对于那些在历史上从最广泛的意义上支持福利计划的人来说,通过立法使穷人成为努力帮助他们的对象是完全合理的。
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.
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。
If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom.
如果我直言不讳地指出对我们的武装部队成员放纵的危险,那是因为我们都特别关心那些为了自由而冒着生命危险的人的福利。
But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able to work, and people who choose not to work: you cannot go on claiming welfare like you are now.
但我们还会说些别的。在这个国家,有能力工作的人,有能力工作的人,以及选择不工作的人,你们不能像现在这样继续要求福利。
On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.
一方面,我们必须问,是否有一些领域的全民福利已经无法承受?但另一方面,让我们看看依赖的问题,我们通过人们所享有的福利使他们陷入贫困。
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The issue I highlight in the book is welfare reform.
我在书中强调的问题是福利改革。
My mom raised us three boys by herself on welfare. It's not worse than anybody else's life.
我妈妈靠救济金独自抚养我们三个男孩。它并不比任何人的生活更糟。
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。
For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
对于寻求福利的女性来说,“老大哥”成了丈夫。
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。
There's no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets.
社会福利国家和开放市场之间没有冲突。