A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
可怜
Poor
We have no right to luxuries while the poor want bread.
穷人缺面包时,我们没有享受奢侈品的权利。
The poor man seeks for food, the rich man for appetite.
贫穷人求食,富足人求食。
Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.
贫穷但快乐不是一个穷人发明的短语。
When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas.
当富人想到穷人时,他们的想法很糟糕。
Poor lawyers, like poor paintings, are dear at any price.
可怜的律师就像可怜的画作一样,无论付出什么代价都是昂贵的。
A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
快乐的童年对人际交往的准备不足。
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
贫穷并不可耻,可耻的是为贫穷感到羞耻。
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
一个只赚钱的企业是一个糟糕的企业。
He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.
财物不足的,并不贫穷;但求多的,才贫穷。
The rich don't exploit the poor. They just out-compete them.
富人不剥削穷人。他们只是比他们更有竞争力。
It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
低估自己的价值而脸红,是一种可怜的精神。
Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
知足使穷人富有;不知足使富人变穷。
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A poor joke must invent its own laughter.
拙劣的笑话必须自创笑料。
Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.
当想象力不得不与理解分开时,它是一件可怜的事情。
If you're poor and you do something stupid, you're nuts. If you're rich and do something stupid, you're eccentric.
如果你很穷,做了一些愚蠢的事情,你就是疯子。如果你很富有,做了一些愚蠢的事情,你就是怪人。
A poor man is always behind.
穷人总是落后。
My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn't want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life.
我父亲出身贫寒,但我很幸运,因为我们从来没有需要过东西。我爸爸决心确保我们不需要任何东西。他想给我们更多的机会,让我们有更好的机会过上更好的生活。