Their wages have been cut in half to a measly $410 a month.
他们的工资已经被削减一半，每月只有少得可怜的410美元。
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How else could this instrument make so much out of barely three dozen measly morsels of sound?
仅仅采用三十多个简单的音节，语言究竟是如何创造出这么多词句呢？
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Dominic, the show-off of the group, picked up one measly pear, put it on top of his snout, and performed a balancing act as we made our way back to the cave.