... poor as a church mouse 像教堂里的耗子那么穷，一贫如洗 dirt-poor非常穷困的；极贫困的 working poor 穷忙族(在低报酬职务工作的人) ...
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?极贫困的
... poor as a church mouse 像教堂里的耗子那么穷，一贫如洗 dirt-poor 非常穷困的；极贫困的 working poor 穷忙族（在低报酬职务工作的人） ...
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?灰常的穷
... poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗； dirt-poor灰常的穷； working poor 穷忙一族呀； ...
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?穷得家里像被水洗过似的
...ef survey;glimpse] 一眼看到的概况(多用做文章题目) [as poor as church mouse;dirt-poor;penniless] 穷得家里像被水洗过似的。形容一无所有 [a single post cannot bear the burden] 比喻艰巨的事业不是一人之力所能胜任的。也比喻一个人不能挽救崩溃之势 .
My parents also grew up in dirt-poor poverty even after things ‘recovered’.
我父母也是在极度贫困的时候成长起来的，即使事情都已经“好起来了”。
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The young man overcame his dirt-poor upbringing and now owns his village's only shop.
这位年轻人经历过儿时的艰难困苦，现在终于成了村子里唯一一个商店的主人。
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Twenty-five years ago, living standards in the two dirt-poor Asian giants were similar, but now the average Chinese is nearly twice as well-off as his Indian neighbour.