That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous.

  • -- George Gissing 乔治?吉辛

这是贫穷的痛苦诅咒之一;没有权利慷慨。

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The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off - we do not have to stand for this.

事实上,我们这一代人是第一代能够正视疾病和极端贫困的人,能够跨越大洋来到非洲,并且说到做到。我们不需要忍受这些。整个大陆都被一笔勾销了——我们不必忍受这种情况。

I am not generous about telling people who I am and what I like to do because it's my life and it only belongs to me and my friends and family.

我不会大方地告诉别人我是谁,我喜欢做什么,因为这是我的生活,它只属于我和我的朋友和家人。

He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography.

他是一个非常慷慨的灵魂,并特别致力于摄影媒介。

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

不能忍受贫穷的人就不能获得自由。