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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

贫穷对富人来说是一种反常现象;很难理解为什么想吃晚饭的人不按铃。

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A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.

比消除贫困更重要的因素是迅速和某些后果的威慑作用:迅速逮捕、迅速审判、某些惩罚以及在某一时刻作出最后判决。

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And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That's the last thing people think about.

这让人感到悲哀，因为当艺术家们在一种乐器上得到完善和训练时，这对人们来说就像一个惊喜——几乎是一种反常。这是人们最不愿意考虑的事情。

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Wealthy men can't live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance.

富人不能住在一个被贫困包围的岛上。我们都呼吸着同样的空气。我们必须给每个人一个机会，至少一个基本的机会。

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Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

无产阶级的语言是由饥饿决定的。穷人咀嚼文字填饱肚子。

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I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is better.

我曾经贫穷，也曾经富有，而富有更美好。

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