N-COUNT (大城市常存在社会、经济问题的)市中心贫民区 You use inner city to refer to the areas in or near the centre of a large city where people live and where there are often social and economic problems. (大城市常存在社会、经济问题的)市中心贫民区
...helping kids deal with the fear of living in the inner city.
帮助儿童克服住在市中心贫民区的恐惧感
Schools in 20 inner-city areas produced the worst results in last year's tests.